Myostaurida
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Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Staurozoa
Order:Stauromedusae
Suborder:Myostaurida
Miranda, Hirano, Mills, Falconer, Fenwick, Marques & Collins, 2016
Miranda, Hirano, Mills, Falconer, Fenwick, Marques & Collins, 2016
| Myostaurida | |
|---|---|
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| Haliclystus sanjuanensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Staurozoa |
| Order: | Stauromedusae |
| Suborder: | Myostaurida Miranda, Hirano, Mills, Falconer, Fenwick, Marques & Collins, 2016 |
| Families | |
Myostaurida is one of two suborders of stalked jellyfishes, the other being Amyostaurida. Species in Myostaurida have—unlike those in Amyostaurida—interradial, longitudinal muscles in their stalks.[1] Myostaurida contains nine genera across four families.[2]
