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Pelagia

Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae - Pelagiidae

Taxonomy
Pelagia was named by Peron and Lesueur (1809). It is extant. It is the type genus of Pelagiidae.

It was assigned to Pelagiidae by Bayer et al. (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Pelagia Peron and Lesueur
1956Pelagia Bayer et al. p. F44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderSemaeostomeae(Agassiz 1862)
familyPelagiidaeGegenbaur 1856
genusPelagiaPeron and Lesueur 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pelagia Peron and Lesueur 1809
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:15:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:15:41
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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