Netrostoma

Netrostoma
Netrostoma setouchiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Cepheidae
Genus: Netrostoma
Species

4 species, see text

Netrostoma is a genus of true jellyfish in the family Cepheidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. They are sometimes called crown jellyfish, but this can cause confusion with the closely related genus Cephea or the distantly related species in the order Coronatae.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, this genus includes the following species:[1]

References

  1. WoRMS. "Netrostoma". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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