WoRMS taxon details
Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880
135258 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135258)
accepted
Genus
Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880 (type by monotypy)
Nectopilema Fewkes, 1887 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Rhopilema asamushi Uchida, 1927
- Species Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
- Species Rhopilema hispidum (Vanhöffen, 1888)
- Species Rhopilema nomadica Galil, 1990
- Species Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880
- Species Rhopilema verrilli (Fewkes, 1887)
- Species Rhopilema esculenta Kishinouye, 1891 accepted as Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891 (species name changed to agree with generic name)
- Species Rhopilema rhopalophora Haeckel, 1880 accepted as Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880 (species name changed to agree with generic name)
- Species Rhopilema verrucosa Kishinouye, 1899 accepted as Rhopilema hispidum (Vanhöffen, 1888) (synonym)
- Species Rhopilema visayana Light, 1914 accepted as Rhopilema hispidum (Vanhöffen, 1888) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 2: 361-672, plates 21-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605982
page(s): 596 [details]
page(s): 596 [details]
Collins, A.G.; Morandini, A.C. (2026). World List of Scyphozoa. Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135258 on 2026-06-28
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Haeckel, E. (1880). Das System der Acraspeden. 2te Hälfte des Systems der Medusen. Acht Nachträge zur Vervollständigung des Systems. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 2: 361-672, plates 21-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605982
page(s): 596 [details]
original description (of Nectopilema Fewkes, 1887) Fewkes, J.W. (1887). A new Rhizostomatous medusa from New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 33(3): 119-125.
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 596 [details]
original description (of Nectopilema Fewkes, 1887) Fewkes, J.W. (1887). A new Rhizostomatous medusa from New England. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> 33(3): 119-125.
page(s): 120 [details]
basis of record Cornelius, P.F.S. (2001). Cubozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 111 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Jarms, G. & Morandini, A.C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p.
page(s): 650 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビゼンクラゲ属 | [details] |
