Stomolophus is a genus of true jellyfish from the West Atlantic and Pacific.[1] It is the only genus in the monotypic family Stomolophidae. Formerly, Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) was also included in this genus, but has now been reclassified to the family Rhizostomatidae.[2]

Stomolophus
Stomolophus meleagris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomeae
Suborder: Dactyliophorae
Family: Stomolophidae
Haeckel, 1880
Genus: Stomolophus
L. Agassiz, 1862
Species

2 species, see text

Species

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According to the World Register of Marine Species, Stomolophus includes two species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Stopmolophidae Haeckel, 1880". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Omori, Makoto; Kitamura, Minoru (2004). "Taxonomic review of three Japanese species of edible jellyfish (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae)" (PDF). Plankton Biology and Ecology. 51 (1): 36–51.
  3. ^ "Stomolophus Agassiz, 1860". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 August 2023.