Biology:Chirodropida
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Short description: Order of jellyfishes
| Chirodropida | |
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| Chironex sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida Haeckel, 1880 |
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Chirodropida is an order of box jellyfishes. They can be distinguished from other box jellyfish by the presence of branched muscular bases at the corners of their cubic umbrella, and of small saccules associated with the gastric cavity. They typically have multiple tentacles at each corner.
References
- Daly, Marymegan (2007). "The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus". Zootaxa (1668): 127–182. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01668p182.pdf.
- "Chirodropida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=718932.
Wikidata ☰ Q2963928 entry
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