Phyllorhiza Pacifica
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''Phyllorhiza'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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jellyfish Jellyfish and sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella- ...
in the
family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Mastigiidae Mastigiidae is a family of true jellyfish. The family is native to the Indo-Pacific, but a species of ''Mastigias'' has been introduced to the West Atlantic, and ''Phyllorhiza punctata'' has been introduced to the West Atlantic and Mediterranea ...
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Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Phyllorhiza: *'' Phyllorhiza pacifica'' (Light, 1921) *'' Phyllorhiza peronlesueuri'' Goy, 1990 *''
Phyllorhiza punctata ''Phyllorhiza punctata'' is a species of jellyfish, also known as the floating bell, Australian spotted jellyfish, brown jellyfish or the white-spotted jellyfish. It is native to the western Pacific from Australia to Japan, but has been intro ...
'' Lendenfeld, 1884


References

Mastigiidae Scyphozoan genera {{scyphozoa-stub