Sealife guideThe white spotted jellyfishPhyllorhiza punctata

Last updated on 03/01/2024 at 07:52 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: White spotted jellyfish, floating bell, australian spotted jellyfish
  • French name: Méduse constellée, méduse à pois blancs
  • Spanish name: Medusas de puntos
  • Scientific name: Phyllorhiza punctata (von Lendenfeld, 1884)
  • Family name: Mastigiidae
  • Order name: Rhizostomeae
  • Class name: The scyphozoans [Scyphozoa]
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