Tripedaliidae

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Tripedaliidae
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Tripedalia cystophora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Tripedaliidae
Genera

Tripedaliidae is a family of box jellyfish within class Cubozoa. [1]

Species

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<i>Tripedalia cystophora</i> Species of jellyfish

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<i>Alatina</i> Genus of jellyfishes

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References

  1. Collins, Allen G. (2009). Collins AG, Jarms G (eds.). "Tripedaliidae Conant, 1897". World list of Cubozoa. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2018-01-09.