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title: "Dustbin-lid Jelly"
description: "Rhizostoma octopus — Other animals. Rhizostoma octopus is a species of rhizostomatid jellyfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/dustbin-lid-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dustbin-lid Jelly

> Rhizostoma octopus — Other animals. Rhizostoma octopus is a species of rhizostomatid jellyfish.

- Scientific name: *Rhizostoma octopus*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4979
- Wikidata: [Q2595392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2595392)
- iNaturalist taxon: [752776](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/752776)

## Names

- en: Dustbin-lid Jelly
- de: Wurzelmundqualle
- fr: Rhizostome atlantique

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1897), NL (993), FR (882), DK (283), BE (222), DE (212), IE (55), IM (12), JE (11), SE (7)

## Summary

Rhizostoma octopus is a species of rhizostomatid jellyfish. They are most commonly found in the English Channel, the North Sea, and the North Atlantic up to the Norwegian Sea.
Predators include leatherback sea turtles. These jellyfish are harvested as a natural source of collagen.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizostoma_octopus

## Photo

![Dustbin-lid Jelly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dustbin-lid-jelly/medium.jpg)

Photo: cedaniel81 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296593383

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dustbin-lid-jelly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).