''Tamoya'' is a genus 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 the monotypic family Tamoyidae.
Species
* ''
Tamoya gargantua''
Haeckel, 1880
* ''
Tamoya haplonema
''Tamoya haplonema'' is a species of box jellyfish in the genus '' Tamoya''. It is the type species of the genus and was described in 1859. The medusa possesses four tentacles, one each on an inter-radial pedal.
Body
They possess 4 tentacles, o ...
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F. Müller, 1859
* ''
Tamoya ohboya''
Collins, Bentlage, Gillan, Lynn, Morandini, Marques, 2011
* ''
Tamoya ancamori''
Straehler-Pohl, 2020
References
Tamoyidae
Medusozoa genera
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