Global InformationRhopilema verrilli information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Rhizostomatidae |
| Genus: | Rhopilema |
| Species: | R. verrilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhopilema verrilli (Fewkes, 1887)
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Nectopilema verrilli Fewkes, 1887 | |
Rhopilema verrilli, or mushroom cap jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Rhizostomatidae. They are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their mushroom-shaped medusae. The species does not have any tentacles; however, they still have stinging cells, called nematocysts, within their bells, which can produce mild stings to humans.[1]
- ^ Calder, Dale R. (1972-01-01). "Nematocysts of the medusa stage of Rhopilema verrilli (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae)". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 91 (2): 213–216. doi:10.2307/3225411. JSTOR 3225411.