Mastigiidae | |
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Phyllorhiza punctata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomae |
Suborder: | Kolpophorae |
Family: |
Mastigiidae Stiasny, 1921 |
Genera | |
3–4, see text |
3–4, see text
Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish. 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.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this family includes 4 genera: