Ulmaridae

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Ulmaridae
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Aurelia aurita
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Tiburonia granrojo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Ulmaridae
Haeckel, 1879
Genera

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The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia granrojo .

Genera

Diplulmaris antarctica from offshore of McMurdo Station, Ross Island. Diplulmaris antarctica.jpg
Diplulmaris antarctica from offshore of McMurdo Station, Ross Island.

Formerly, the genus Phacellophora was also included in this family, but is now placed in the family Phacellophoridae. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Straehler-Pohl, I., C. L. Widmer, and A. C. Morandini (2011). Characterizations of juvenile stages of some semaeostome Scyphozoa (Cnidaria), with recognition of a new family (Phacellophoridae). Zootaxa 2741: 1-37


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