Netrostoma is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes called crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Cephea or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae.
Netrostoma | |
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Netrostoma setouchiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Scyphozoa |
Order: | Rhizostomeae |
Family: | Cepheidae |
Genus: | Netrostoma Schultze, 1898 |
Species | |
4 species, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Species
editAccording to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species:[1]
References
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- ^ "Netrostoma". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2012.