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Gonionemus vertens

A. Agassiz, 1862

Clinging Jellyfish

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1369554

Element CodeIDHYD15010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCnidaria

ClassHydrozoa

OrderLimnomedusae

FamilyOlindiidae

GenusGonionemus

Other Common Names

Clinging-stinging Jellyfish (EN) Orange-striped Jellyfish (EN)

Concept Reference

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock, and D.M. Opresko. 2002. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 28, Bethesda, Maryland. 115 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNA	No

Roadless Areas (4)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Behm Islands	Tongass National Forest	4,777
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
Tenakee Ridge	Tongass National Forest	20,527

References (2)

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock, and D.M. Opresko. 2002. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 28, Bethesda, Maryland. 115 pp.
WoRMS Editorial Board. 2025. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org