Chirodropidae
Chirodropidae is a family of venomous box jellyfish within the class Cubozoa.
| Chirodropidae | |
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| Chironex sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
| Family: | Chirodropidae Haeckel, 1880 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
- Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006
- Chirodectes maculatus (Cornelius, Fenner & Hore, 2005)
- Chirodropus Haeckel, 1880
- Chirodropus gorilla Haeckel, 1880
- Chirodropus palmatus Haeckel, 1880
- Chironex Southcott, 1956
- Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956
- Chironex indrasaksajiae Sucharitakul, 2017
- Chironex yamaguchii Lewis & Bentlage, 2009
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References
- "Chirodropidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Lewis, C. and B. Bentlage (2009). Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp nov (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida). Zootaxa 2030: 59–65
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