Mastigiidae is 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 ...

. The family is native to the

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, but a species of ''

Mastigias ''Mastigias'' is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. It contains seven described species. Members of this genus are found widely in coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific, including saline lakes of Palau (e.g., Jellyfish Lake), but ...

'' has been introduced to the West Atlantic, and ''

Phyllorhiza punctata ''Phyllorhiza punctata'' is a species of jellyfish, also known as the floating bell, Australian spotted jellyfish, brown jellyfish or the white-spotted jellyfish. It is native to the western Pacific from Australia to Japan, but has been intro ...

'' has been introduced to the West Atlantic and

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.Cevik, C., O. B. Derici1, F. Cevik and L. Cavas (2011). ''First record of Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae) from Turkey.'' Aquatic Invasions 6(1): S27–S28

Genera

According to the ''

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'', this family includes 4 genera: * ''

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Mastigietta ''Mastigietta'' is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. It is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not ...

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Phyllorhiza ''Phyllorhiza'' is a genus of jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. Species The following species are recognized in the genus Phyllorhiza: *'' Phyllorhiza pacifica'' (Light, 1921) *'' Phyllorhiza peronlesueuri'' Goy, 1990 *''Phyllorhiza punctata ...

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Versuriga ''Versuriga'' is a monotypic genus of jellyfishes belonging to the monotypic family Versurigidae. The only species is ''Versuriga anadyomene''. This species is rare, only having been sighted in a limited region. However, it can be identified by ...

'' – probably belongs in a separate

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

family,

Versurigidae ''Versuriga'' is a monotypic genus of jellyfishes belonging to the monotypic family Versurigidae. The only species is ''Versuriga anadyomene''. This species is rare, only having been sighted in a limited region. However, it can be identified by ...

.Daly, Brugler, Cartwright, Collins, Dawson, Fautin, France, McFadden, Opresko, Rodriguez, Romano & Stake (2007). The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus. Zootaxa 1668: 127–182.

References

Kolpophorae Cnidarian families Taxa described in 1921 {{Scyphozoa-stub