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Family: Cepheidae



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Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm WD
Cephea cephea (Forsskål, 1775)

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Cephea cephea
[Crowned jellyfish]
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Max. Length 5.7 cm WD
 
Cephea coerulea
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Cephea octostyla
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Cotylorhiza ambulacrata
[]
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Max. Length 9 cm WD
 
Cotylorhiza erythraea
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Cotylorhiza pacifica
[]

Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Mediterranean Sea
Max. Length 40 cm WD
Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Macri, 1778)

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Cotylorhiza tuberculata
[]
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Marivagia stellata
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm WD
 
Netrostoma coerulescens
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Netrostoma dumokuroa
[]
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Max. Length 30 cm WD
 
Netrostoma nuda
[]

Photo by Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 20 cm WD
Netrostoma setouchianum (Kishinouye, 1902)

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Netrostoma setouchianum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cephea cephea Crowned jellyfish Indo-Pacific 14 WD 1775
Cephea coerulea Eastern Atlantic and Wes 5.7 WD 1902
Cephea octostyla Indo-West Pacific 9 WD 1775
Cotylorhiza ambulacrata Eastern Central Atlantic 9 WD 1880
Cotylorhiza erythraea Western Indian Ocean and 9 WD 1920
Cotylorhiza pacifica Northern Pacific. 20 WD 1915
Cotylorhiza tuberculata Mediterranean Sea 40 WD 1778
Marivagia stellata Western Indian Ocean. In 2010
Netrostoma coerulescens Indo-West Pacific. 20 WD 1903
Netrostoma dumokuroa Eastern Central Pacific 30 WD 1899
Netrostoma nuda Western Central Pacific 30 WD 2008
Netrostoma setouchianum Western Pacific. 20 WD 1902



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