Pelagiidae

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Pelagiidae
Chrysaora sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Gegenbaur, 1856
Genera

Pelagiidae is a family of jellyfish. There are 15 species in this family.

Genera

  • Chrysaora
    • Chrysaora achlyos Martin, Gershwin, Burnett, Cargo & Bloom 1997
    • Chrysaora africana (Vanhöffen 1902)
    • Chrysaora blossevillei Lesson 1830
    • Chrysaora colorata (Russell 1964)
    • Chrysaora caliparea (Reynaud 1830) [species inquirenda - Morandini & Marques (2010)]
    • Chrysaora depressa (Kishinouye 1902)
    • Chrysaora fulgida (Reynaud 1830)
    • Chrysaora fuscescens Brandt 1835
    • Chrysaora helvola Brandt 1838
    • Chrysaora hysoscella (Linné 1766)
    • Chrysaora kynthia Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium - Morandini & Marques (2010)]
    • Chrysaora lactea Eschscholtz 1829
    • Chrysaora melanaster Brandt 1838
    • Chrysaora pacifica (Goette 1886)
    • Chrysaora plocamia (Lesson 1832)
    • Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Desor 1848)
    • Chrysaora southcotti Gershwin & Zeidler 2008
    • Chrysaora wurlerra Gershwin & Zeidler 2008 [nomen dubium - Morandini & Marques (2010)]
  • Pelagia
  • Sanderia
    • Sanderia malayensis Goette 1886
    • Sanderia pampinosus Gershwin & Zeidler 2008


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