The Cyaneidae are a family of
true jellyfish
The Scyphozoa are an exclusively marine class of the phylum Cnidaria, referred to as the true jellyfish (or "true jellies").
The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word ''skyphos'' (), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the ...
. About 20 species are in this family, including the well-known
lion's-mane jellyfish.
Species
The following species are recognized within the family Cyaneidae. Formerly, this family also included the genus ''
Drymonema''.
The Cyaneidae species do not possess any internal organs, ganglia, or any other nerve cells. They do, however, possess gap junctions between neurons which allow for complex reactive behavior and swimming actions.
* Genus ''
Cyanea''
Péron & Lesueur, 1810
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Cyanea annaskala
''Cyanea annaskala'' is a species of jellyfish that was discovered in 1882 by Robert Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld.
Phylogeny
''Cyanea annaskala'' is in the scyphozoan class of the phylum Cnidaria. The scyphozoans are the true jellies. It is wit ...
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von Lendenfeld, 1884
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Cyanea buitendijki''
Stiasny, 1919
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Cyanea capillata
The lion's mane jellyfish (''Cyanea capillata''), also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly, is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, norther ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cyanea citrae''
(Kishinouye, 1910)
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Cyanea ferruginea
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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Eschscholtz, 1929
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Cyanea lamarckii
''Cyanea lamarckii'', also known as the blue jellyfish or bluefire jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae.
Description
Blue jellyfish age can be identified by color of their bell. They tend to be pale in appearance when ...
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Péron & Lesueur, 1809
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Cyanea nozakii
''Cyanea nozakii'' or ''Cyanea nozaki'' (misspelling), commonly known as the ghost jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish found in the northern Pacific Ocean near the coasts of China and Japan. Along with other species of large jellyfish, it is sho ...
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Kishinouye, 1891
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Cyanea postelsi
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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Brandt, 1838
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Cyanea purpurea
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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Kishinouye, 1910
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Cyanea rosea
Cyanea may refer to:
* ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae
* ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae
* An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...
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Quoy & Gaimard 1824
* Genus ''
Desmonema''
L. Agassiz, 1862
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Desmonema chierchianum''
Vanhöffen 1888
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Desmonema comatum''
Larson 1986
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Desmonema gaudichaudi''
(Lesson 1832)
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Desmonema glaciale''
Larson 1986
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Desmonema scoresbyanna''
Gershwin & Zeidler 2008
References
Semaeostomeae
Cnidarian families
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