Stomolophus | |
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Stomolophus meleagris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Suborder: | Dactyliophorae |
Family: |
Stomolophidae Haeckel, 1880 |
Genus: |
Stomolophus L. Agassiz, 1862 |
Species | |
2 species, see text |
Stomolophus is a genus of true jellyfish from the West Atlantic and Pacific. [1] It is the only genus in the monotypic family Stomolophidae. Formerly, Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) was also included in this genus, but has now been reclassified to the family Rhizostomatidae. [2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stomolophus includes two species: [3]
Stomolophus | |
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Stomolophus meleagris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Suborder: | Dactyliophorae |
Family: |
Stomolophidae Haeckel, 1880 |
Genus: |
Stomolophus L. Agassiz, 1862 |
Species | |
2 species, see text |
Stomolophus is a genus of true jellyfish from the West Atlantic and Pacific. [1] It is the only genus in the monotypic family Stomolophidae. Formerly, Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) was also included in this genus, but has now been reclassified to the family Rhizostomatidae. [2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stomolophus includes two species: [3]