Rhizostomatidae

Rhizostomatidae is a family of cnidarians in the class Scyphozoa.

Genera and species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, 11 extant species are in four extant genera within this family:

• Genus Eupilema
• Eupilema inexpectata <small>Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992</small>
• Genus Nemopilema
• Nemopilema nomurai <small>Kishinouye, 1922</small>
• Genus Rhizostoma <small>Cuvier, 1800</small>
• Rhizostoma luteum <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)</small>
• Rhizostoma octopus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Rhizostoma pulmo <small>(Macri, 1778)</small>
• Genus Rhopilema <small>Haeckel, 1880</small>
• Rhopilema esculentum <small>Kishinouye, 1891</small>
• Rhopilema hispidum
• Rhopilema nomadica
• Rhopilema rhopalophora <small>(Haeckel)</small>
• Rhopilema rhopalophorum <small>Haeckel, 1880</small>
• Rhopilema verrilli

Extinct taxa

• Genus †Marejellia <small>Žalohar, GaÅ¡parič & Hitij, 2025</small> - Middle Miocene of Slovenia (Tunjice Hills lagerstatte)
• Genus †Simplicibrachia <small>Broglio Loriga & Sala Manservigi, 1973</small> - Ypresian of Italy (Monte Bolca lagerstatte)

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