Pelagiidae
Family of jellyfishes
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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 | |
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| Chrysaora melanaster. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Semaeostomeae |
| Family: | Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
There are four genera currently recognized:[1]
- Genus Chrysaora – (14 species)
- Genus Mawia – Mawia benovici
- Genus Pelagia – Pelagia noctiluca
- Genus Sanderia – (2 species)
