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Scyphozoa

Class

The true jellyfish: cnidarians in which the free-swimming, bell-shaped medusa stage dominates the life cycle, typically far larger and longer-lived than the small polyp stage that precedes it. Scyphozoa includes the large jellyfish most people picture when they hear the word, some with a bell over a meter across.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
200 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Scientific Name
Scyphozoa 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cnidaria, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Aurelia Aurita, Species
Source Wikidata: Moon Jellyfish
Barrel Jellyfish, Species
Source Wikidata: Barrel Jellyfish
Cannonball Jellyfish, Species
Source Wikidata: Cannonball Jellyfish
Chrysaora Fuscescens, Species
Source Wikidata: Chrysaora Fuscescens
Compass Jellyfish, Species
Source Wikidata: Compass Jellyfish
Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Species
Source Wikidata: Lion's Mane Jellyfish
Moon Jellyfish, Species
Source Wikidata: Moon Jellyfish
Nomura's Jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Nemopilema nomurai
Spotted jelly, Species
Source Wikidata: Spotted jelly
Upside-down Jellyfish, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cassiopea
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ119788829, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Scyphozoa
Wikidata Q272388, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Moon Jellyfish
  • Parent Taxon Of: Moon Jellyfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Aurelia Aurita, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Lion's Mane Jellyfish
Parent Taxon Of: Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Chrysaora Fuscescens
Parent Taxon Of: Chrysaora Fuscescens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Barrel Jellyfish
Parent Taxon Of: Barrel Jellyfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Cannonball Jellyfish
Parent Taxon Of: Cannonball Jellyfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Compass Jellyfish
Parent Taxon Of: Compass Jellyfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Spotted jelly
Parent Taxon Of: Spotted jelly, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Scyphozoa (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cnidarian Classes, Lead
Quote, In Group: Cnidarian Classes, Lead
The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies").
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Nemopilema nomurai
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Nomura's Jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Nomura's Jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), Taxon record
"class": "Scyphozoa"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cassiopea
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Upside-down Jellyfish, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Upside-down Jellyfish, Taxon record
"class": "Scyphozoa"
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