Rhizostomatidae
Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.[1]
| Rhizostomatidae | |
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| Rhizostoma pulmo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Suborder: | Daktyliophorae |
| Family: | Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1799 |
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Genera and species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:
- Genus Eupilema[2]
- Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992
- Genus Nemopilema[3]
- Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922
- Genus Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800[4]
- Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
- Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
- Genus Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880[5]
- Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
- Rhopilema hispidum
- Rhopilema nomadica
- Rhopilema rhopalophora (Haeckel)
- Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880
- Rhopilema verrilli
Extinct taxa
- Genus †Essexella
- Genus †Simplicibrachia, is known from fossils in the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca lagerstatten.
References
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135238 accessed 4 August 2013
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267426 accessed 4 August 2013
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267618 accessed 4 August 2013
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135257 accessed 4 August 2013
- http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135258 accessed 4 August 2013
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