| Ulmaridae | |
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| Aurelia aurita | |
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| Tiburonia granrojo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Ulmaridae Haeckel, 1879 |
| Genera | |
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The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia granrojo.
Genera
Formerly, the genus Phacellophora was also included in this family, but is now placed in the family Phacellophoridae.1
- Aurelia (includes the moon jelly)
- Aurosa
- Deepstaria
- Diplulmaris
- Discomedusa
- Floresca
- Parumbrosa
- Poralia
- Santjordia
- Stellamedusa
- Sthenonia
- Stygiomedusa (giant phantom jelly)
- Tiburonia
- Ulmaris
References
References
- Straehler-Pohl, I., C. L. Widmer, and A. C. Morandini (2011). Characterizations of juvenile stages of some semaeostome Scyphozoa (Cnidaria), with recognition of a new family (Phacellophoridae). Zootaxa 2741: 1-37