NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Pelagiidae
  Order - Semaeostomeae
  Subclass - Discomedusae
  Class - Scyphozoa
  Subphylum - Medusozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Chrysaora melanaster
      Species - Chrysaora helova
      Species - Chrysaora quinquecirrha
      Species - Chrysaora africana
      Species - Chrysaora depressa
      Species - Chrysaora fulgida
      Species - Chrysaora hysoscella
      Species - Chrysaora lactea
      Species - Chrysaora plocamia
      Species - Chrysaora fuscescens
      Species - Chrysaora blossevillei
      Species - Chrysaora achlyos