Ulmaridae
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Family of jellyfish
| Ulmaridae | |
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| Aurelia aurita | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae Haeckel, 1879 |
| Genera | |
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The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the famous moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia granrojo .
Genera
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Formerly, 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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