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Flame jelly

Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The flame jelly (Rhopilema esculentum) is a species in the family Rhizostomatidae, order Rhizostomeae.

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Quick facts about the flame jelly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the flame jelly live?

Not recorded

Is the flame jelly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the flame jelly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classScyphozoa
  4. orderRhizostomeae
  5. familyRhizostomatidae
  6. genusRhopilema
  7. SpeciesRhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891

Synonyms Rhopilema esculenta

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Flame jellyfishEnglish
  • Japanese edible jellyfishEnglish
  • kořenoústka jedláCzech
  • eßbare WurzelmundqualleGerman
  • méduse comestibleFrench
  • ビゼンクラゲJapanese
  • 숲뿌리해파리Korean
  • eetbare kwalDutch
  • Ропилема съедобнаяRussian
  • Вогняна медузаUkrainian
  • 海蜇Chinese
  • スナイロクラゲJapanese
  • bizen kurageJapanese
  • Съедобная ропилемаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flame jelly

Other species in the same genus Rhopilema.

Nomad jelly

Rhopilema nomadica

RhizostomatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flame jelly?

The flame jelly (Rhopilema esculentum) belongs to the family Rhizostomatidae in the order Rhizostomeae.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flame jelly (Rhopilema esculentum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-jelly

MLA

“Flame jelly (Rhopilema esculentum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-jelly.

BibTeX
@misc{flame_jelly_2026,
  title = {Flame jelly (Rhopilema esculentum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flame-jelly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}