Tripedaliidae 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 ...
.
Species
* ''Copula''
Bentlage, Cartwright, Yanagihara, Lewis, Richards & Collins, 2010
** ''
Copula sivickisi
''Copula'' is a monotypic genus of box jellyfish in the family Tripedaliidae of the phylum Cnidaria. The only species in the genus is ''Copula sivickisi'', a very small gelatinous, bell-shaped jellyfish with four tentacles that is active only at ...
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(Stiasny, 1926)
* ''
Tripedalia''
Conant, 1897
** ''
Tripedalia binata''
Moore, 1988
** ''
Tripedalia cystophora
''Tripedalia cystophora'' is a small species of box jellyfish in the family Tripedaliidae. It is native to the Caribbean Sea and the Central Indo-Pacific.
Description
The medusa of ''Tripedalia cystophora'' is about in diameter. Its boxy dome- ...
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Conant, 1897
References
Carybdeida
Cnidarian families
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