Mastigiidae
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| Mastigiidae | |
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| Phyllorhiza punctata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Suborder: | Kolpophorae |
| Family: | Mastigiidae Stiasny, 1921 |
| Genera | |
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3-4, see text | |
Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish.[1] The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of Mastigias has been introduced to the West Atlantic, and Phyllorhiza punctata has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.[2][3]
