Rhizostomatidae

Rhizostomatidae
Rhizostoma pulmo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Rhizostomeae
Suborder:	Dactyliophorae
Family:	Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1799
Genera
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Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.[1]

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:

• Genus Eupilema[2]
  • Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992
• Genus Nemopilema[3]
  • Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922

• 

  Rhizostoma octopus

  Genus Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800[4]
  • Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
  • Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
• Genus Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880[5]
  • 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

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1800". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eupilema Haeckel, 1880". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nemopilema Kishinouye, 1922". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
4. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 August 2013.