Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Laodiceidae



(See list of species below)



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40 species
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD

 
Krampella dubia
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Krampella tardenti
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Laodicea brevigona
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Max. Length 0.5 cm WD

 
Laodicea chapmani
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Laodicea ecope
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Max. Length 0.2 cm WD

 
Laodicea fertilis
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Max. Length 2 cm WD

 
Laodicea fijiana
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Max. Length 2 cm WD

 
Laodicea indica
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Laodicea marama
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Max. Length 0.1 cm WD

 
Laodicea minuscula
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Max. Length 0.3 cm WD

 
Laodicea neptuna
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Max. Length 0.4 cm WD

 
Laodicea ocellata
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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD

 
Laodicea pulchra
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Max. Length 3.7 cm WD

 
Laodicea undulata
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Max. Length 4.6 cm WD

 
Melicertissa adriatica
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Melicertissa antrichardsoni
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Max. Length 1 cm WD

 
Melicertissa clavigera
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Max. Length 3.2 cm WD

 
Melicertissa malayica
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD

 
Melicertissa mayeri
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Melicertissa orientalis
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD

 
Melicertissa platygaster
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Melicertissa rosea
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Orchistoma agariciforme
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Orchistoma collapsa
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Orchistoma manam
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Orchistoma nubiae
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Max. Length 4 cm WD

 
Orchistoma pileus
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Max. Length 10 cm WD

 
Ptychogena antarctica
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Max. Length 1.3 cm WD

 
Ptychogena aurea
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Max. Length 9 cm WD

 
Ptychogena californica
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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD

 
Ptychogena crocea
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD

 
Ptychogena hyperborea
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Max. Length 9 cm WD

 
Ptychogena lactea
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Max. Length 2.5 cm WD

 
Ptychogena longigona
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Max. Length 20 cm WD

 
Staurostoma mertensii
[Whitecross jellyfish]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm WD

 
Toxorchis arcuatus
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Max. Length 1.5 cm WD

 
Toxorchis kellneri
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Max. Length 8.5 cm WD

 
Toxorchis milleri
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Max. Length 2.6 cm WD

 
Toxorchis polynema
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Max. Length 5 cm WD

 
Toxorchis thalassinus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Krampella dubia Northeast Atlantic and th 0.3 WD 1957
Krampella tardenti Northeast Atlantic and th 1998
Laodicea brevigona Western Atlantic 1967
Laodicea chapmani Northeast Atlantic 0.5 WD 1903
Laodicea ecope Eastern Central Pacific 1879
Laodicea fertilis Southwest Pacific 0.2 WD 1884
Laodicea fijiana Western Central Pacific 2 WD 1899
Laodicea indica Eastern Indian Ocean 2 WD 1905
Laodicea marama Western Central Pacific 1899
Laodicea minuscula Southwest Atlantic 0.1 WD 1957
Laodicea neptuna Atlantic Ocean and the Me 0.3 WD 1900
Laodicea ocellata Mediterranean. 0.4 WD 1948
Laodicea pulchra Sub-Antarctic and Antarct 2.5 WD 1902
Laodicea undulata Atlantic Ocean. 3.7 WD 1851
Melicertissa adriatica Mediterranean. 4.6 WD 1915
Melicertissa antrichardsoni Western Central Pacific 2018
Melicertissa clavigera Eastern Indian Ocean and 1 WD 1879
Melicertissa malayica Malayan Archipelago. 3.2 WD 1905
Melicertissa mayeri Western Atlantic 0.7 WD 1959
Melicertissa orientalis Western Atlantic 1961
Melicertissa platygaster Eastern Indian Ocean 0.7 WD 1951
Melicertissa rosea Eastern Indian Ocean 1984
Orchistoma agariciforme Mediterranean 1884
Orchistoma collapsa Mediterranean 1900
Orchistoma manam Mediterranean 1984
Orchistoma nubiae Mediterranean 1984
Orchistoma pileus Western Atlantic 4 WD 1843
Ptychogena antarctica Antarctic 10 WD 1907
Ptychogena aurea Antarctic Pacific 1.3 WD 1912
Ptychogena californica Eastern Pacific 9 WD 1909
Ptychogena crocea Northeast Atlantic 2.5 WD 1925
Ptychogena hyperborea Northwest Atlantic and An 1.5 WD 1942
Ptychogena lactea Arctic, Northern Atlantic 9 WD 1865
Ptychogena longigona Northern Atlantic. 2.5 WD 1893
Staurostoma mertensii Whitecross jellyfish Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O 20 WD 1834
Toxorchis arcuatus Eastern Central Pacific 0.6 WD 1879
Toxorchis kellneri Western Atlantic 1.5 WD 1910
Toxorchis milleri Western Central Pacific 8.5 WD 1984
Toxorchis polynema Indo-Pacific 2.6 WD 1959
Toxorchis thalassinus Western Central Pacific 5 WD 1809



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