Rhizostomatidae Explained

Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.^[1]

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:

• Genus Eupilema^[2]
  • Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992
• Genus Nemopilema^[3]
  • Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye, 1922
• Genus Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800^[4]
  • Rhizostoma luteum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
  • Rhizostoma octopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Rhizostoma pulmo (Macri, 1778)
• Genus Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880^[5]
  • Rhopilema esculentum Kishinouye, 1891
  • Rhopilema hispidum
  • Rhopilema nomadica
  • Rhopilema rhopalophora (Haeckel)
  • Rhopilema rhopalophorum Haeckel, 1880
  • Rhopilema verrilli

Extinct taxa

• Genus †Essexella
• Genus †Simplicibrachia, is known from fossils in the Ypresian-aged Monte Bolca lagerstatten.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostomatidae Cuvier, 1800 . marinespecies.org . 4 August 2013.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Eupilema Haeckel, 1880 . marinespecies.org . 4 August 2013.
3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nemopilema Kishinouye, 1922 . marinespecies.org . 4 August 2013.
4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhizostoma Cuvier, 1800 . marinespecies.org . 4 August 2013.
5. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhopilema Haeckel, 1880 . marinespecies.org . 4 August 2013.