Ulmaridae

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

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

Genera

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

References

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  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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