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Mastigias  L. Agassiz, 1862
Taxonomic Serial No.: 51806

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Versura Haeckel, 1880
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2005   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumMedusozoa   
          ClassScyphozoa Götte, 1887 – jellyfish, cup animals, jellyfishes, méduses, água viva, Cifozoa, cifozoário, meduza  
             SubclassDiscomedusae   
                OrderRhizostomeae   
                   FamilyMastigiidae   
                      GenusMastigias L. Agassiz, 1862  
    Direct Children:  
                         SpeciesMastigias albipunctatus Stiasny, 1920  
                         SpeciesMastigias andersoni Stiasny, 1926  
                         SpeciesMastigias gracilis (Vanhöffen, 1888)  
                         SpeciesMastigias ocellatus (Modeer, 1791)  
                         SpeciesMastigias pantherinus Haeckel, 1880  
                         SpeciesMastigias papua (Lesson, 1830)  
                         SpeciesMastigias roseus (Reynaud, 1930)  
                         SpeciesMastigias sidereus Chun, 1896  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kramp, P. L.   
  Publication Date: 1961   
  Article/Chapter Title: Synopsis of the medusae of the world   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 40   
  Page(s): 1-469   
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