Thysanostomatidae is a family of

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. The first sighting of ''Thysanostoma loriferum'' in Hong Kong; extending its known range from the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago, and Hawaii; was from the Hong Kong Jellyfish Citizen Science project and sightings on

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Genera

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, this family includes one genus, ''Thysanostoma'', with three species: * ''

Thysanostoma flagellatum Thysanostomatidae is a family of true jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific. The first sighting of ''Thysanostoma loriferum'' in Hong Kong; extending its known range from the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago, and Hawaii; was from the Hong Kong Jelly ...

'' (Haeckel, 1880) * ''

Thysanostoma loriferum Thysanostomatidae is a family of true jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific. The first sighting of ''Thysanostoma loriferum'' in Hong Kong; extending its known range from the Philippines, the Malay Archipelago, and Hawaii; was from the Hong Kong Jelly ...

'' (Ehrenberg, 1837) * '' Thysanostoma thysanura'' Haeckel, 1880

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* Kolpophorae Cnidarian genera {{Scyphozoa-stub