Periphyllidae

 ( Taxa Named By Ernst Haeckel ) 

Periphyllidae is a family of jellyfish containing four genera and six species.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 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.

• 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