| Rhizostomatidae | |
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| Rhizostoma pulmo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Suborder: | Dactyliophorae |
| Family: | Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1799 |
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Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.
Genera and species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:
- Genus Eupilema
- Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992
- Genus Nemopilema
- Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922
Rhizostoma octopus - Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
- Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
- Genus Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880
- Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
- Rhopilema hispidum
- Rhopilema nomadica
- Rhopilema rhopalophora (Haeckel)
- Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880
- Rhopilema verrilli
Extinct taxa
- Genus †Essexella
- Genus †Simplicibrachia, is known from fossils in the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca lagerstatten.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1800". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eupilema Haeckel, 1880". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nemopilema Kishinouye, 1922". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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