Latin Etymology: Rhizostoma ("root mouth") pulmo ("lungs")
Adult Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) at Trevose Head, Cornwall - July 2019
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: up to 25kg / Diameter: 40-150cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
The barrel jellyfish are the second largest jellyfish found in UK waters, after the vast Lion's Mane Jellyfish. They have been less common as strandings than other species, but my visit to Cornwall in 2019 had me find a number of beached dead specimens on Constantine bay, before later seeing this live individual from Trevose Head while sea watching. They are a favoured food of leatherback sea turtles.
Related Species:
Order: Rhizostomeae
Family: Rhizostomatidae
Genus: Rhizostoma
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common oceanic resident
- Seen at Trevose Head in July 2019
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