The Cyaneidae are a family of
true jellyfish
The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies").
The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word ''skyphos'' (), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the ...
. About 20 species are in this family, including the well-known
lion's-mane jellyfish.
Species
The following species are recognized within the family Cyaneidae. Formerly, this family also included the genus ''
Drymonema
''Drymonema'' is a genus of true jellyfish, placed in its own family, the Drymonematidae. There are three species: ''Drymonema dalmatinum'', ''Drymonema gorgo'', and ''Drymonema larsoni'', which are found in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean a ...
''.
The Cyaneidae species do not possess any internal organs, ganglia, or any other nerve cells. They do, however, possess gap junctions between neurons which allow for complex reactive behavior and swimming actions.
* Genus ''
Cyanea''
Péron & Lesueur, 1810
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Cyanea annaskala''
von Lendenfeld, 1884
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Cyanea buitendijki
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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Stiasny, 1919
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Cyanea capillata
The lion's mane jellyfish (''Cyanea capillata''), also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly, is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cyanea citrae
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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(Kishinouye, 1910)
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Cyanea ferruginea''
Eschscholtz, 1929
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Cyanea lamarckii''
Péron & Lesueur, 1809
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Cyanea nozakii''
Kishinouye, 1891
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Cyanea postelsi''
Brandt, 1838
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Cyanea purpurea''
Kishinouye, 1910
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Cyanea rosea''
Quoy & Gaimard 1824
* Genus ''
Desmonema''
L. Agassiz, 1862
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Desmonema chierchianum ''Desmonema'' may refer to:
* ''Desmonema'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfishes in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Desmonema'', a genus of plants generally considered synonymous with '' Euphorbia''
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Vanhöffen 1888
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Desmonema comatum''
Larson 1986
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Desmonema gaudichaudi ''Desmonema'' may refer to:
* ''Desmonema'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfishes in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Desmonema'', a genus of plants generally considered synonymous with '' Euphorbia''
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(Lesson 1832)
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Desmonema glaciale ''Desmonema'' may refer to:
* ''Desmonema'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfishes in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Desmonema'', a genus of plants generally considered synonymous with '' Euphorbia''
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Larson 1986
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Desmonema scoresbyanna ''Desmonema'' may refer to:
* ''Desmonema'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfishes in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Desmonema'', a genus of plants generally considered synonymous with '' Euphorbia''
{{Genus disambiguation ...
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Gershwin & Zeidler 2008
References
Semaeostomeae
Cnidarian families
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