Species Detail - Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Rhizostoma octopus
Barrel Jellyfish
NBNSYS0000177675
RecommendedWell-formed
Dustbin-lid Jellyfish , Football jellyfish , Rhizostoma pulmo misident. (Macri, 1778), Rhizostoma pulmo misident.
N/A
rhoct
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Coelenterate (=cnidarian)
Species
1
1
1
05/06/2016
05/06/2016
1 January (recorded in 2023)
29 December (recorded in 2022)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus), accessed 14 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/16198>