STAUROMEDUSAE UK
An online guide to the Stalked jellyfish (Stauromedusae) found
around the coastal waters of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Includes notes on their identification, and where and how to find them.
Craterolophus convolvulus (Johnston, 1835)
- Goblet stalked jellyfish*
Amyostaurida (Suborder) > Kishinouyeidae (Family) > Calvadosia (Genus)
Calvadosia campanulata (Lamouroux, 1815)
Calvadosia cruxmelitensis Corbin, 1978
- St. John's stalked jellyfish*
Myostaurida (Suborder) > Haliclystidae (Family) > Depastrum (Genus)
Depastrum cyathiforme (M. Sars, 1846)
Myostaurida (Suborder) > Haliclystidae (Family) > Haliclystus (Genus)
Haliclystus auricula (Rathke, 1806) - Kaleidoscope jellyfish*
Haliclystus octoradiatus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Spotted kaleidoscope jellyfish*
Haliclystus salpinx James-Clark, 1863
Myostaurida (Suborder) > Lucernariidae (Family) > Lucernaria (Genus)
Lucernaria bathyphila Haeckel, 1880
Lucernaria quadricornis O. F. Müller, 1776
- Horned stalked jellyfish*
Myostaurida (Suborder) > Lucernariidae (Family) > Stylocoronella (Genus)
Stylocoronella variabilis Salvini-Plawen, 1987
There have been numerous recent changes in stauromedusae taxomomy, this follows the publication of Systematics of stalked jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Staurozoa) by Lucılia S. Miranda, Yayoi M. Hirano, Claudia E. Mills, Audrey Falconer, David Fenwick, Antonio C. Marques and Allen G. Collins. 2016.
