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Mastigiidae

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Kolpophorae

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Rhizostomae

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Phyllorhiza punctata, Spotted jelly, Rhizostomae, Mastigias, Catostylus

Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish. The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of Mastigias has been introductions to the West Atlantic, and Phyllorhiza punctata has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

Genera

According to the World Register of Marine Species, this family includes 4 genera:

  • Mastigias
  • Mastigietta
  • Phyllorhiza
  • Versuriga – probably belongs in a separate monotypic family, Versurigidae.
  • References

    Mastigiidae Wikipedia


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