Where has the veiled medusa been recorded?

Rhopalonema velatum occurrence evidence comes from 618 records in 57 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2023. Most records come from DR Congo.

• 618 records
• 57 places
• 38 years recorded
• Hydrozoa class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where veiled medusa has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for veiled medusa. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 57 places.