Atorella vanhoeffeni, also known as the gold-spotted crown jelly,[1] is a species of true jellyfish in the family Atorellidae.

[2] The specific epithet was given in honor of Ernst Vanhöffen, who originally described the genus Atorella.

[3] The vernacular name "gold-spotted crown jelly" is in reference to the bioluminescent orange color of its gonads and the tips of its tentacles.

[3] Its tentacles are about as long as the bell's diameter, occasionally longer,[5] and have a knob-shaped swelling at their tips.

[3] The tips of the tentacles are a bright orange-yellow color, as are the gonads; this is used by the species to lure and then paralyze plankton via aggressive mimicry.