| GENUS | SPECIES | COMMON NAME | DESCRIBED |
| Atolla | wyvillei | 1880, Haeckel | |
| Aurelia | coerulea* | Moon jellyfish | 1885, von Lendenfeld |
| Carybdea | rastonii | Jimble, Box jellyfish | 1886, Haacke |
| Cassiopea | ndrosia | 1899, Agassiz & Mayer | |
| Chrysaora | southcotti | 2008, Gershwin & Zeidler | |
| Copula | sivickisi | 1926, Stiasny | |
| Cyanea | annaskala | Lion’s mane jellyfish | 1882, von Lendenfeld |
| Cyanea | rosella | 2008, Gershwin in Gowlett-Holmes | |
| Desmonema | scoresbyanna | 2008, Gershwin & Zeidler | |
| Pseudorhiza | haeckelii | Haeckel’s jellyfish | 1884, Haacke |
- Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin advises that the moon jelly of the genus Aurelia that occurs in South Australian waters is either Aurelia coerulea (as listed here), or a species previously unknown to science. It has been incorrectly listed in prior publications as Aurelia aurita.
Draft compiled by Dan Monceaux, 6 December 2017. Updated and expanded with direction from Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin, 11 December 2017.