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Mastigias
Sign in to saveMastigias is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. It contains eight recognized species. Members of this genus are found widely in coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific, including saline lakes of Palau (e.g., Jellyfish Lake), but there are also records from the West Atlantic at Florida and Puerto Rico. The West Atlantic records are most likely the result of accidental introductions by humans.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mastigias is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Florida and Palau.
Vinony files it under Mastigiidae, Scyphozoan genera and Taxa named by Louis Agassiz.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderRhizostomeae
- FamilyMastigiidae
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- Mastigiidae
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Mastigias is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. It contains eight recognized species. Members of this genus are found widely in coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific, including saline lakes of Palau (e.g., Jellyfish Lake), but there are also records from the West Atlantic at Florida and Puerto Rico. The West Atlantic records are most likely the result of accidental introductions by humans.
==Species== According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes eight recognized species:
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