Mastigiidae
| Mastigiidae | |
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| Phyllorhiza punctata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomae |
| Suborder: | Kolpophorae |
| Family: | Mastigiidae Stiasny, 1921 |
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Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish.[1] The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of Mastigias has been introductions to the West Atlantic, and Phyllorhiza punctata has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.[2][3]
Genera
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this family includes 4 genera:[1]
- Mastigias
- Mastigietta
- Phyllorhiza
- Versuriga – probably belongs in a separate monotypic family, Versurigidae.[4]
References
- 1 2 WoRMS. "Mastigiidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑ Bayha, K. M., and W. M. Graham (2011). First confirmed reports of the rhizostome jellyfish Mastigias (Cnidaria: Rhizostomeae) in the Atlantic basin. Aquatic Invasions 6(3): 361–366
- ↑ Cevik, C., O. B. Derici1, F. Cevik and L. Cavas (2011). First record of Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae) from Turkey. Aquatic Invasions 6(1): S27–S28
- ↑ Daly, Brugler, Cartwright, Collins, Dawson, Fautin, France, McFadden, Opresko, Rodriguez, Romano & Stake (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. Zootaxa 1668: 127–182
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