Rhizostomatidae

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Rhizostoma pulmo
Rhizostoma pulmo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Rhizostomatidae
Cuvier, 1799
Genus and Species

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Rhizostomatidae is a small family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.[1]

Genera and Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following genera and species are found in this family:

  • Eupilema[2]
  • Nemopilema[3]
    • Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922
  • Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800[4]
    • Rhizostoma cuvierii
    • Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
    • Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
  • Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880[5]
    • Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
    • Rhopilema hispidum
    • Rhopilema nomadica
    • Rhopilema rhopalophora (Haeckel)
    • Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880
    • Rhopilema verrilli

References


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