Rank Order | Scientific name Semaeostomeae | |
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Diameter Moon jelly: 25 – 40 cm, Lion's mane jellyfish: 50 cm Lower classifications Aurelia, Chrysaora, Cyanea, Ulmaridae, Pelagia | ||
The Semaeostomeae (literally "flag mouths") are an order of large jellyfish characterized by four long, frilly oral arms flanking their quadrate mouths. The umbrella is domed with scalloped margins, and the gastrovascular system consists of four unbranched pouches radiating outwards from the central stomach; no ring canal is present. They usually possess eight tentacles; four are per-radical and four are inter-radical.
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Taxonomy
The order consists of five families.
Differentiation
The three traditional families, Pelagiidae, Cyaneidae, and Ulmaridae, are distinguishable by these characteristics:
In addition, members of the Pelagiidae have no ring canal, and the marginal tentacles arise from umbrella margin. Three genera are in this family.
References
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