Mastigias
Mastigias is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Mastigiidae. It contains seven described species. Members of this genus are found widely in coastal regions of the Indo-Pacific, including saline lakes of Palau (e.g., Jellyfish Lake), but there are also records from the West Atlantic at Florida and Puerto Rico. The West Atlantic records are most likely the result of accidental introductions by humans.[1]
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| Mastigias papua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Rhizostomeae |
| Family: | Mastigiidae |
| Genus: | Mastigias Agassiz, 1862 |
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7 species, see text | |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes seven species:[2]
- Mastigias albipunctatus
- Mastigias andersoni
- Mastigias gracilis
- Mastigias ocellatus
- Mastigias pantherinus
- Mastigias papua – Spotted Jelly
- Mastigias siderea
References
- Bayha, Keith M.; Graham, William M. (2011). "First confirmed reports of the rhizostome jellyfish Mastigias (Cnidaria: Rhizostomeae) in the Atlantic basin" (PDF). Aquatic Invasions. 6 (3): 361–6. doi:10.3391/ai.2011.6.3.13.
- "Mastigias". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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