- 座生水母 zuòshēngshuǐmǔ sessile medusaa type of jellyfish, specifically from the order Stauromedusae, that remains attached to a substrate by a stalk
- 栉水母 zhìshuǐmǔ comb jellycomb jellies (Ctenophora)
- 僧帽水母 sēngmàoshuǐmǔ Portuguese man o' war(zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
- 水母体 shuǐmǔtǐ medusathe free-swimming, bell-shaped stage in the life cycle of a cnidarian, often referred to as a jellyfish
- 灯塔水母 dēngtǎshuǐmǔ immortal jellyfishimmortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
- 桃花水母 táohuāshuǐmǔ freshwater jellyfishfreshwater jellyfish (genus Craspedacusta)