The Ulmaridae are a family of jellyfish, which includes the famous moon jellies, and other jellyfish with unique characteristics like Tiburonia Granrojo.

Ulmaridae
Aurelia aurita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Semaeostomeae
Family: Ulmaridae
Haeckel, 1879
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Diplulmaris antarctica from offshore of McMurdo Station, Ross Island.

Formerly, the genus Phacellophora was also included in this family, but is now placed in the family Phacellophoridae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Straehler-Pohl, I., C. L. Widmer, and A. C. Morandini (2011). Characterizations of juvenile stages of some semaeostome Scyphozoa (Cnidaria), with recognition of a new family (Phacellophoridae). Zootaxa 2741: 1-37