Aequoreidae

Aequoreidae
Aequorea victoria (the "crystal jelly") with two amphipods
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Leptothecata
Family: Aequoreidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Genera[1]

Aequoreidae is a family of hydrozoans, sometimes called the many-ribbed jellies or many-ribbed jellyfish.[2][3] There are approximately 30 known species found in temperate and tropical marine coastal environments.[4] Aequoreids include Aequorea victoria, the organism from which the green fluorescent protein gene was isolated.[5]

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  2. ^ "Many-ribbed Jellies (Family Aequoreidae)". iNaturalist Canada.
  3. ^ Pollock, Leland W. (November 5, 1998). A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813523996 – via Google Books.
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