Stomolophus
| Stomolophus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stomolophus meleagris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Suborder: | Dactyliophorae |
| Family: | Haeckel, 1880 |
| Genus: | L. Agassiz, 1862 |
| Species | |
| 2 species, see text | |
Stomolophus is a genus of true jellyfish from the West Atlantic and Pacific.[1] It is the only genus in the monotypic family Stomolophidae. Formerly, Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) was also included in this genus, but has now been reclassified to the family Rhizostomatidae.[2]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stomolophus includes two species:[3]
- Stomolophus fritillarius
- Stomolophus meleagris – the cannonball or cabbagehead jellyfish
References
- ^ "Stopmolophidae Haeckel, 1880". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Omori, Makoto; Kitamura, Minoru (2004). "Taxonomic review of three Japanese species of edible jellyfish (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae)" (PDF). Plankton Biology and Ecology. 51 (1): 36–51.
- ^ "Stomolophus Agassiz, 1860". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 August 2023.