Aequoreidae
Sign in to saveAequoreidae is a family of hydrozoans, sometimes called the many-ribbed jellies or many-ribbed jellyfish. There are approximately 30 known species found in temperate and tropical marine coastal environments. Aequoreids include Aequorea victoria, the organism from which the green fluorescent protein gene was isolated. thumb|This map shows the distribution of the Aequoreidae family across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian ocean.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderLeptothecata
- FamilyAequoreidae
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Aequoreidae is a family of hydrozoans, sometimes called the many-ribbed jellies or many-ribbed jellyfish. There are approximately 30 known species found in temperate and tropical marine coastal environments. Aequoreids include Aequorea victoria, the organism from which the green fluorescent protein gene was isolated. thumb|This map shows the distribution of the Aequoreidae family across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian ocean.
==Morphology== Polyps