The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the famous moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia granrojo.
Ulmaridae | |
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Aurelia aurita | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Semaeostomeae |
Family: | Ulmaridae Haeckel, 1879 |
Genera | |
See text |
Genera
editFormerly, the genus Phacellophora was also included in this family, but is now placed in the family Phacellophoridae.[1]
- Aurelia (includes the moon jelly)
- Aurosa
- Deepstaria
- Diplulmaris
- Discomedusa
- Floresca
- Parumbrosa
- Poralia
- Stellamedusa
- Sthenonia
- Stygiomedusa (giant phantom jelly)
- Tiburonia
- Ulmaris
References
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