Periphyllidae is a family of jellyfish containing four genera and six species.[1] The most well-known member of the family, Periphylla periphylla, is usually considered a deep-sea species, but it forms large blooms in surface waters of Norwegian fjords.[2]
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| Periphylla periphylla, illustration by Ernst Haeckel | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Periphyllidae Haeckel, 1880 |
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Genera
edit- Nauphantopsis
- Nauphantopsis diomedeae Fewkes, 1885
- Pericolpa
- Pericolpa campana (Haeckel, 1880)
- Pericolpa quadrigata Haeckel, 1880
- Periphylla
- Periphylla periphylla (helmet jellyfish) (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)
- Periphyllopsis
- Periphyllopsis braueri Vanhöffen, 1902
- Periphyllopsis galatheae Kramp, 1959
References
edit- ^ Cornelius, P. (2012). Periphyllidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135233 on 2012-12-17
- ^ Jarms, G.; Tiemann, H.; Bamstedt, U. (2002). "Development and biology of Periphylla periphylla (Scyphozoa: Coronatae) in a Norwegian fjord". Marine Biology. 141 (4): 647–657. doi:10.1007/s00227-002-0858-x. ISSN 0025-3162.
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