Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Medusozoa > Class Hydrozoa > Subclass Hydroidolina > Order Siphonophorae > Suborder Physonectae

Agalmatidae Brandt, 1835

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Agalmidae*	Brandt, 1835	synonym
*Athorybiadae*	Huxley, 1859	synonym
*Athorybiidae*	Huxley, 1859	synonym

Children

Agalma Eschscholtz, 1825
Athorybia Eschscholtz, 1829
Frillagalma Daniel, 1966
Halistemma Huxley, 1859
Lychnagalma Haeckel, 1888
Marrus Totton, 1954
Melophysa Haeckel, 1888
Nanomia A. Agassiz, 1865

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ヨウラククラゲ科

Literature

taxonomy source	Poche, F. (1914). Das System der Coelenterata. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abt. A 80(5): 47-128.

Genbank

Citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Agalmatidae Brandt, 1835. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135344

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Occurrence

Present

Absent

Doubtful

Native

Introduced

Naturalised

Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

CITES:
appendix 1 This species is listed on the CITES Appendix I which means it is threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial, for instance for scientific research.