---
title: "Rhizostome atlantique"
description: "Rhizostoma octopus — Autres animaux. Rhizostoma octopus is a species of rhizostomatid jellyfish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/dustbin-lid-jelly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rhizostome atlantique

> Rhizostoma octopus — Autres animaux. Rhizostoma octopus is a species of rhizostomatid jellyfish.

- Scientific name: *Rhizostoma octopus*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- 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

![Rhizostome atlantique](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=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).