Biology:Chiropsalmus
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Short description: Genus of jellyfishes
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| Chiropsalmus quadrigatus, side view of half-grown medusa. Drawn from a preserved specimen. A, enlarged side view of sense-club. B, inner side of sense-club. C, oral view of stomach showing the 4 lips and 8 gastric sacs. D, enlarged view of gastric cirri. E, side view of a pedalium with all but one of the tentacles cut across. | |
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| Chiropsalmus quadrumanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
| Family: | Chiropsalmidae |
| Genus: | Chiropsalmus Agassiz, 1862 |
Chiropsalmus is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chiropsalmidae.
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus Chiropsalmus:[1]
- Chiropsalmus alipes Gershwin, 2006
- Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (F. Muller, 1859)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3998689 entry
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