Rhizostomatidae

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Rank Family		Suborder Daktyliophorae Higher classification Rhizostomae Order Rhizostomae

Lower classifications Rhizostoma pulmo, Rhopilema esculentum, Rhopilema nomadica, Nemopilema

The Rhizostomatidae are a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:

Eupilema

Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992

Nemopilema

Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922

Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800

Rhizostoma cuvierii

Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)

Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880

Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891

Rhopilema hispidum

Rhopilema nomadica

Rhopilema rhopalophora (Haeckel)

Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880

Rhopilema verrilli

A fifth genus, Simplicibrachia, is known as fossils from the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca lagerstatten.

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