Cyaneidae
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Cyanea kils.jpg                                                                                                     
| image_caption = Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
| image2 = Desmonema gaudichaudi.jpg
| image2_caption = Desmonema gaudichaudi'
| taxon = Cyaneidae
| authority = L. Agassiz, 1862
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
 Cyanea Desmonema}}

The Cyaneidae are a family of true jellyfish. About 20 species are in this family, including the well-known lion's-mane jellyfish. Species

The following species are recognized within the family Cyaneidae. Formerly, this family also included the genus Drymonema. The Cyaneidae species do not possess any internal organs, ganglia, or any other nerve cells. They do, however, possess gap junctions between neurons which allow for complex reactive behavior and swimming actions. Genus Cyanea Péron & Lesueur, 1810Cyanea annaskala von Lendenfeld, 1884Cyanea buitendijki Stiasny, 1919Cyanea capillata (Linnaeus, 1758)Cyanea citrea (Kishinouye, 1910)Cyanea ferruginea Eschscholtz, 1929Cyanea lamarckii Péron & Lesueur, 1809Cyanea nozakii Kishinouye, 1891Cyanea postelsi Brandt, 1838Cyanea purpurea Kishinouye, 1910Cyanea rosea Quoy & Gaimard 1824
 Genus Desmonema L. Agassiz, 1862Desmonema chierchianum Vanhöffen 1888Desmonema comatum Larson 1986 Desmonema gaudichaudi (Lesson 1832)Desmonema glaciale Larson 1986Desmonema scoresbyanna'' Gershwin & Zeidler 2008

References

 
Semaeostomeae
Cnidarian families