What is the scientific name for a jellyfish?

Answer 1

A jellyfish is the medusoid stadium of animals belonging to phyum Cnidaria, subphylum Medusozoa, which include:

• class: Scyphozoa
• class: Cubozoa
• class: Staurozoa
• class: Hydrozoa (only some hydrozoans have a medusoid stadium, so not all of them have jellyfishes)
• class: Polypodiozoa
• class: dismissed heh heh

Jellyfishes scientific names are ruled by the ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). Each species must be identified with the genus name followed by the specific name (binomial nomenclature).

A jellyfish also has an open circulatory system which means is has no veins or arteries in which to carry blood through its small, squishy body.

Answer 2

the answer is fluter or smack
Jellyfish are not actually fish, they are boneless, float with the ocean currents to get around and to get to their food. Their phylum is Cnidaria, subphylum Medusozoa.

Answer 3

There are over 200 species of Scyphozoa, about 50 species of Staurozoa, about 20 species of Cubozoa, and in Hydrozoa there are about 1000-1500 species that produce medusae (and many more hydrozoa species that do not). The scientific name of the moon jelly is Aurelia aurita.

Answer 4

The common scientific name for a jellyfish is an INVERTIBRATE.

Answer 5

The scientific name for a jellyfish is "Cnidaria" or "Medusozoa".

Answer 6

Aurelia anrita

Answer 7

Medusozoa