''Diplulmaris'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
jellyfish
Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies or simply jellies, are the #Life cycle, medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animal ...
in the family
Ulmaridae
The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the famous moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like '' Tiburonia granrojo''.
Genera
Formerly, the genus '' Phacellophora'' was also included in this family, but ...
that contains two species,
Diplulmaris antarctica and
Diplulmaris malayensis. It lives in the deep water of
southwest Atlantic and
southern oceans
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60th parallel south, 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is the seco ...
in pelagic and polar marine environments. It's range of depth range from 0 meters at the surface to around 500 meters. It is 4.2 cm wide.
Species
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Diplulmaris antarctica''
*''
Diplulmaris malayensis''
References
Ulmaridae
Scyphozoan genera
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