Paraphyllina
{{Short description|Genus of jellyfishes}}
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| parent_authority = Maas, 1903
| taxon = Paraphyllina
| authority = Maas, 1903
| image=Medusae of world-vol03 fig347 Paraphyllina intermedia.jpg
| image_caption= Paraphyllina intermedia
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 3 species (see text)
}}
Paraphyllina is a genus of crown jellyfish. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Paraphyllinidae,{{cite WoRMS |author=Collins, Allen G. |year=2018 |title=Paraphyllinidae Maas, 1903 |id=135232 |accessdate=21 June 2018 }} and includes three species.
Characteristics
Members of this family differ from members of Periphyllidae in having the four rhopalia (sensory organs) located on the bell margin on the radii, as opposed to between the radii.{{cite web |url=http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~ghale/pdf/scyphozoa.pdf |title=The Classification and Distribution of the Class Scyphozoa |author=Hale, Garron |year=1999 |accessdate=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219193848/http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~ghale/pdf/scyphozoa.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:-{{cite WoRMS |author=Martinez, Olga |year=2018 |title=Paraphyllina Maas, 1903 |id=135251 |accessdate=21 June 2018 }}
- Paraphyllina kubanci Artüz, 2023
- Paraphyllina intermedia Maas, 1903
- Paraphyllina ransoni Russell, 1956
- Paraphyllina rubra Neppi, 1915
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