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Floating bell

Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The floating bell (Phyllorhiza punctata) is a species in the family Mastigiidae, order Rhizostomeae.

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Quick facts about the floating bell

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 floating bell live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the floating bell as introduced in 11 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Mexicoinvasive
  2. Brazil
  3. Cyprus
  4. Israel
  5. Italy
  6. Jamaica
  7. Lebanon
  8. Malta
  9. New Zealand
  10. Türkiye
  11. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the floating bell 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 floating bell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classScyphozoa
  4. orderRhizostomeae
  5. familyMastigiidae
  6. genusPhyllorhiza
  7. SpeciesPhyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884

Synonyms Mastigias scintillae

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Australian spotted jellyEnglish
  • Australian spotted jellyfishEnglish
  • Australian spotted lagoon jellyEnglish
  • White spotted jellyfishEnglish
  • kořenoústka pacifickáCzech
  • Gepunktete WurzelmundqualleGerman
  • Méduse à poisFrench
  • פעמונית נקודהHebrew
  • FillorizaItalian
  • Água-viva-pintada-australianaPortuguese
  • แมงกะพรุนลายจุดThai
  • Австралійська Плямиста МедузаUkrainian
  • 澳洲斑點水母Chinese
  • Medusa a poisItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the floating bell

Other species in the same genus Phyllorhiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the floating bell an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the floating bell as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 11 in all.

What kind of animal is the floating bell?

The floating bell (Phyllorhiza punctata) belongs to the family Mastigiidae in the order Rhizostomeae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Floating bell (Phyllorhiza punctata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/floating-bell

MLA

“Floating bell (Phyllorhiza punctata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/floating-bell.

BibTeX
@misc{floating_bell_2026,
  title = {Floating bell (Phyllorhiza punctata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/floating-bell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}