Linuchidae is a family of
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Linuchidae Haeckel, 1880
Accessed through World Register of Marine Species
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on 2023-06-06.
Species
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Linantha''
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Linantha lunulata''
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Linuche''
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Linuche aquila''
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Thimble jellyfish (''Linuche unguiculata'')
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Linuche draco''
The family additionally contains the accepted genus ''
Linerges'', according to the
World Register of Marine Species
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, but no species are within it, all having been synonymized with species in ''Linuche''. Additionally, the unassessed genus ''Liniscus'' is part of the family.
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Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel
Cnidarian families
Coronatae
Taxa described in 1879
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