Alatinidae is a family of
box jellyfish
Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their box-like (i.e. cube-shaped) body. Some species of box jellyfish produce potent venom delivered by contact with their tentacles. Stings from some species, including '' ...
within class
Cubozoa
Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their box-like (i.e. cube-shaped) body. Some species of box jellyfish produce potent venom delivered by contact with their tentacles. Stings from some species, including ...
, containing the following genera and species:
* ''
Alatina''
** ''
Alatina alata
''Alatina alata'' (Reynaud, 1830), often called a sea wasp, is a species of box jellyfish found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans and in the Caribbean and Arabian Sea.
Ecology
''Alatina alata'' is mostly observed in shallow near shore ...
''
(Reunaud, 1830)
** ''
Alatina grandis''
(Agassiz & Mayer, 1902)
** ''
Alatina madraspatana''
(Menon, 1930)
** ''
Alatina mordens''
Gershwin, 2005 ynonym of ''A. moseri''ref name=Gershwin2005a>
** ''
Alatina moseri''
(Mayer, 1906)
** ''
Alatina obeliscus''
(Haeckel, 1880)
** ''
Alatina philippina''
(Haeckel, 1880)[
** '' Alatina pyramis'' (Haeckel, 1880)][
** '' Alatina rainensis'' Gershwin, 2005][
** '' Alatina tetraptera'' (Haeckel, 1880)][
** '' Alatina turricola'' (Haeckel, 1880)][
* ''Manokia''
** '' Manokia stiasnyi'' (Bigelow, 1938)]
References
Carybdeida
Cnidarian families
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