Biology:Chiropsalmidae
From HandWiki
Revision as of 02:23, 23 November 2021 by imported>John Stpola (linkage)
Short description: Family of jellyfishes
| Chiropsalmidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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. | |
| |
| Chiropsalmus quadrumanus | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
| Family: | Chiropsalmidae Thiel, 1936 |
| Genera | |
|
See text | |
Chiropsalmidae is a family of venomous box jellyfish within the class Cubozoa.[1]
Genera
- Chiropsalmus Agassiz, 1862
- Chiropsalmus alipes Gershwin, 2006
- Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (F. Muller, 1859)
- Chiropsoides Southcott, 1956
- Chiropsoides buitendijki (van der Horst, 1907)
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiropsalmidae". marinespecies.org. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=266990. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
Wikidata ☰ Q4013836 entry
 |  |
