Mastigiidae
Sign in to saveMastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish. The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of Mastigias has been introduced to the West Atlantic, and Phyllorhiza punctata has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderRhizostomeae
- FamilyMastigiidae
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Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish. The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of Mastigias has been introduced to the West Atlantic, and Phyllorhiza punctata has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
==Genera== According to the World Register of Marine Species, this family includes 4 genera: Mastigias Mastigietta Phyllorhiza Versuriga – probably belongs in a separate monotypic family, Versurigidae.
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