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Periphyllidae
	Periphylla periphylla, illustration by Ernst Haeckel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Scyphozoa
Order:	Coronatae
Family:	Periphyllidae; Haeckel, 1880
Genera
	Nauphantopsis; Pericolpa; Periphylla; Periphyllopsis;

Periphyllidae is a family of jellyfish containing four genera and six species.^[1] The most well-known member of the family, Periphylla periphylla, is usually considered a deep-sea species, but it forms large blooms in surface waters of Norwegian fjords.^[2]

Genera

Nauphantopsis
- Nauphantopsis diomedeae Fewkes, 1885
Pericolpa
- Pericolpa campana (Haeckel, 1880)
- Pericolpa quadrigata Haeckel, 1880
Periphylla
- Periphylla periphylla (helmet jellyfish) (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)
Periphyllopsis
- Periphyllopsis braueri Vanhöffen, 1902
- Periphyllopsis galatheae Kramp, 1959

References

^ Cornelius, P. (2012). Periphyllidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135233 on 2012-12-17
^ Jarms, G.; Tiemann, H.; Bamstedt, U. (2002). "Development and biology of Periphylla periphylla (Scyphozoa: Coronatae) in a Norwegian fjord". Marine Biology. 141 (4): 647–657. doi:10.1007/s00227-002-0858-x. ISSN 0025-3162.

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[1] Cornelius, P. (2012). Periphyllidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135233 on 2012-12-17

[2] Jarms, G.; Tiemann, H.; Bamstedt, U. (2002). "Development and biology of Periphylla periphylla (Scyphozoa: Coronatae) in a Norwegian fjord". Marine Biology. 141 (4): 647–657. doi:10.1007/s00227-002-0858-x. ISSN 0025-3162.

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