Cyaneidae

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Drymonema
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Cyaneidae
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Cyaneidae is a family of true jellyfish. There are about 20 species in this family, including the well-known lion's mane jellyfish.

Species

As traditionally defined, this family also included the genus Drymonema, but it has been moved to a separate family, Drymonematidae.[1]

References

  1. ^ Keith M. Bayha & Michael N. Dawson (2010). "New family of allomorphic jellyfishes, Drymonematidae (Scyphozoa, Discomedusae), emphasizes evolution in the functional morphology and trophic ecology of gelatinous zooplankton". The Biological Bulletin. 219 (3): 249–267. PMID 21183445.