Ulmaridae
Family of jellyfish
The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia granrojo.
01Genera
Formerly, the genus Phacellophora was also included in this family, but is now placed in the family Phacellophoridae.
- Aurelia (includes the moon jelly)
- Aurosa
- Deepstaria
- Diplulmaris
- Discomedusa
- Floresca
- Parumbrosa
- Poralia
- Santjordia
- Stellamedusa
- Sthenonia
- Stygiomedusa (giant phantom jelly)
- Tiburonia
- Ulmaris
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Moon jellyfish at Gota Sagher.JPG by Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Diplulmaris antarctica.jpg by Steve Clabuesch, National Science Foundation, Public domain
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