The Pelagiidae are a family of jellyfish. Members of the family Pelagiidae have no ring canal, and the marginal tentacles arise from umbrella margin.

Pelagiidae
Chrysaora melanaster.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Pelagiidae
Gegenbaur, 1856
Genera

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Genera

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There are four genera currently recognized:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-01-29.