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Poralia
Sign in to savePoralia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Poralia rufescens. This jellyfish is pelagic, and is found in deep water in most of the world's oceans.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassScyphozoa
- OrderSemaeostomeae
- FamilyUlmaridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 72
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Ulmaridae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Antarctica, Chile, South Sandwich Islands, Argentina
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution
- Ecology
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Poralia is a genus of jellyfish in the family Ulmaridae. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Poralia rufescens. This jellyfish is pelagic, and is found in deep water in most of the world's oceans.
In 2021, a NOAA expedition discovered a possible additional Poralia species in the Atlantic Ocean.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poralia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.