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Trunked jellyfish

Geryonia proboscidalis (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The trunked jellyfish (Geryonia proboscidalis) is a species in the family Geryoniidae, order Limnomedusae.

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Quick facts about the trunked jellyfish

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 trunked jellyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the trunked jellyfish 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 trunked jellyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLimnomedusae
  5. familyGeryoniidae
  6. genusGeryonia
  7. SpeciesGeryonia proboscidalis (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Carmarina hastata, Carmaris giltschii, Carmaris rosea, Carmaris umbella, Dianaea endrachtensis, Geryones elephas, Geryones mexicana, Geryonia conoides, Geryonia dianaea, Geryonia fungiformis, Geryonia hexaphylla, Geryonia umbella, Medusa proboscidalis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • trachymedúzka chobotnatáCzech
  • RüsselmeduseGerman
  • Geryonia à trompeFrench
  • オオカラカサクラゲJapanese
  • RüsselqualleGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the trunked jellyfish

Other species in the same family Geryoniidae.

Jewel jelly

Liriope tetraphylla

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the trunked jellyfish?

The trunked jellyfish (Geryonia proboscidalis) belongs to the family Geryoniidae in the order Limnomedusae.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Trunked jellyfish (Geryonia proboscidalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trunked-jellyfish

MLA

“Trunked jellyfish (Geryonia proboscidalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trunked-jellyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{trunked_jellyfish_2026,
  title = {Trunked jellyfish (Geryonia proboscidalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trunked-jellyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}