#4955 · 🪼 jellyfish, starfish, worms & co

Meloenkwalletje

Beroe gracilis

🪼 Jellyfish, starfish, worms & co 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © François Roche · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. North Castle Skomer MCZ:© phil_newman · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Tholen, Netherlands:© Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. Pwllheli, Wales, GB:© Geoff Morgan · CC BY 4.0
5. San Juan County, WA, USA:© JA Fields · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Tholen, Netherlands:© Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. 4311 Bruinisse, Nederland:© Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Oban Bay, Oban, UK:© Fraser Higgins · CC BY 4.0
9. Tràigh Tuath, Sorisdale, Cola, Earra-Ghàidheal, Alba:© Fraser Higgins · CC BY 4.0
10. Tholen, Netherlands:© Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

Beroe gracilis is a species of comb jelly in the family Beroidae. It is a free-swimming species found in the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

base stats

NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 5 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
20 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

Nederlands: Meloenkwalletje
scientific name: Beroe gracilis
class: Nuda
order: Beroida
family: Beroidae
sightings in NL: 5
sightings in Europe: 11
sightings worldwide: 20
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 1074871, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.