Browne, J. (2012) List of jellyfish and other floating animals (Cnidaria,
Ctenophora and Chordata) in Port Phillip. Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
This list is based on Museum Victoria collection records and knowledge of local experts. It
includes all species in Port Phillip and nearby waters that are known to these sources.
Number of species listed: 18.
Species (Author)
Higher Classification
Aequorea sp.
Aequoreidae : Conica : Hydrozoa : Cnidaria
Aurelia sp.
Ulmaridae : Semaeostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Beroe cucumis Fabricius, 1780
Beroidae : Beroida : Nuda : Ctenophora
Carybdea rastoni Haacke, 1887
Carybdeidae : Cubomedusae : Cubozoa : Cnidaria
Catostylus mosaicus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Catostylidae : Rhizostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Chelophyes appendiculata (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Diphyidae : Calycophorae : Hydrozoa : Cnidaria
Chrysaora sp.
Pelagiidae : Semaeostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Coeloplana willeyi Abbot, 1907
Coeloplanidae : Platyctenida : Tentaculata : Ctenophora
Cyanea annaskala Lendenfeld, 1882
Cyaneidae : Semaeostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Leucothea sp.
Leucotheidae : Lobata : Tentaculata : Ctenophora
Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775)
Salpidae : Salpida : Thaliacea : Chordata
Pelagia noctiluca (Forskal, 1775)
Pelagiidae : Semaeostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Physalia utriculus (La Martiniere, 1787)
Physaliidae : Cystonectae : Hydrozoa : Cnidaria
Pleurobrachia sp.
Pleurobrachiidae : Cydippida : Tentaculata : Ctenophora
Pseudorhiza haeckeli Haacke, 1884
Lychnorhizidae : Rhizostomeae : Scyphozoa : Cnidaria
Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804
Pyrosomatidae : Pyrosomatida : Thaliacea : Chordata
Pyrostremma spinosum (Herdman, 1888)
Pyrosomatidae : Pyrosomatida : Thaliacea : Chordata
Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Porpitidae : Capitata : Hydrozoa : Cnidaria
Developed for the Port Phillip Bay Taxonomic Toolkit, www.portphillipmarinelife.net.au
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