Periphyllidae

Periphyllidae
Periphylla periphylla , illustration by Ernst Haeckel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Coronatae
Family:	Periphyllidae Haeckel, 1880
Genera
Nauphantopsis Pericolpa Periphylla Periphyllopsis

Periphyllidae is a family of jellyfish containing four genera and six species. ^[1] The most well-known member of the family, Periphylla periphylla, is usually considered a deep-sea species, but it forms large blooms in surface waters of Norwegian fjords. ^[2]

Genera

• Nauphantopsis
  • Nauphantopsis diomedeae Fewkes, 1885
• Pericolpa
  • Pericolpa campana (Haeckel, 1880)
  • Pericolpa quadrigata Haeckel, 1880
• Periphylla
  • Periphylla periphylla (helmet jellyfish) (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)
• Periphyllopsis
  • Periphyllopsis braueri Vanhöffen, 1902
  • Periphyllopsis galatheae Kramp, 1959

References

1. Cornelius, P. (2012). Periphyllidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135233 on 2012-12-17
2. Jarms, G.; Tiemann, H.; Bamstedt, U. (2002). "Development and biology of Periphylla periphylla (Scyphozoa: Coronatae) in a Norwegian fjord". Marine Biology. 141 (4): 647–657. doi:10.1007/s00227-002-0858-x. ISSN   0025-3162.