Rhizostomatidae

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
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

Genus †Essexella
Genus †Simplicibrachia, is known from fossils in the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca lagerstatten.

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