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Nomad jelly

Rhopilema nomadica Galil, 1990

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

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

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Quick facts about the nomad 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 nomad jelly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the nomad jelly as introduced in 10 countries, and flagged as invasive in 3 of them.

  1. Egyptinvasive
  2. Italyinvasive
  3. Türkiyeinvasive
  4. Cyprus
  5. Greece
  6. Israel
  7. Lebanon
  8. Malta
  9. Spain
  10. Syria

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 nomad 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 nomad jelly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classScyphozoa
  4. orderRhizostomeae
  5. familyRhizostomatidae
  6. genusRhopilema
  7. SpeciesRhopilema nomadica Galil, 1990
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Indo-Pacific nomadic jellyfishEnglish
  • Nomad jellyfishEnglish
  • Νομαδική μέδουσαGreek
  • Méduse nomadeFrench
  • חוטית נודדתHebrew
  • Медуза кочівнаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nomad jelly

Other species in the same genus Rhopilema.

Flame jelly

Rhopilema esculentum

RhizostomatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the nomad jelly an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the nomad jelly as invasive in 3 countries: Egypt, Italy and Türkiye. It lists it as introduced in 10 in all.

What kind of animal is the nomad jelly?

The nomad jelly (Rhopilema nomadica) belongs to the family Rhizostomatidae in the order Rhizostomeae.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nomad jelly (Rhopilema nomadica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nomad-jelly

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“Nomad jelly (Rhopilema nomadica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nomad-jelly.

BibTeX
@misc{nomad_jelly_2026,
  title = {Nomad jelly (Rhopilema nomadica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nomad-jelly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}