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Veiled medusa

Rhopalonema velatum Gegenbaur, 1857

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The veiled medusa (Rhopalonema velatum) is a species in the family Rhopalonematidae, order Trachymedusae.

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Quick facts about the veiled medusa

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 veiled medusa live?

Not recorded

Is the veiled medusa 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 veiled medusa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderTrachymedusae
  5. familyRhopalonematidae
  6. genusRhopalonema
  7. SpeciesRhopalonema velatum Gegenbaur, 1857

Synonyms Calyptra umbilicata, Marmanema clavigerum, Marmanema umbilicata, Marmanema velatoides, Marmanena clavigerum, Rhopalonema coerulum, Rhopalonema polydactylum, Rhopalonema striatum, Trachynema ciliatum, Trachynema octonarium

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • trachymedúzka bělaváCzech
  • SchleiermeduseGerman
  • イチメガサクラゲJapanese
  • 연막곤봉해파리Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the veiled medusa

Other species in the same genus Rhopalonema.

CompareVeiled medusa vs Rhopalonema clavigerumVeiled medusa vs Rhopalonema funerariumVeiled medusa vs Sminthea arctica

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the veiled medusa?

The veiled medusa (Rhopalonema velatum) belongs to the family Rhopalonematidae in the order Trachymedusae.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Veiled medusa (Rhopalonema velatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/veiled-medusa

MLA

“Veiled medusa (Rhopalonema velatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/veiled-medusa.

BibTeX
@misc{veiled_medusa_2026,
  title = {Veiled medusa (Rhopalonema velatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/veiled-medusa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}