Chirodropidae is a family of

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box jellyfish Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, predominantly the latt ...

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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 '' ...

. Like other members of the order Chirodropida, they have branched pedalia (muscular bases at the corners of their cubic umbrella), in contrast to the unbranched pedalia of box jellyfish in the order

Carybdeida Carybdeida is an order of box jellyfish Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, ...

. Each branch houses its own individual tentacle. Nematocyst composition and type can vary among individuals within this family based on body size and life stage. Like other box jellyfish, chirodropids can be found in coastal and shallow marine areas, but they have also been found to occur at benthic depths. Chirodropus gorilla

Genera

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Chirodectes ''Chirodectes'' is a very rare, monospecific genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. The first and only scientifically studied specimen was captured from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef – about off the coast of northea ...

'' Gershwin, 2006 :*''

Chirodectes maculatus ''Chirodectes'' is a very rare, monospecific genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. The first and only scientifically studied specimen was captured from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef – about off the coast of northea ...

'' (Cornelius, Fenner & Hore, 2005) *''

Chirodropus ''Chirodropus'' is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensi ...

'' Haeckel, 1880 :*''

Chirodropus gorilla ''Chirodropus'' is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensi ...

'' Haeckel, 1880 :*''

Chirodropus palmatus ''Chirodropus'' is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following two species: *''Chirodropus gorilla ''Chirodropus'' is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirod ...

'' Haeckel, 1880 *'' Chironex'' Southcott, 1956 :*'' Chironex fleckeri'' Southcott, 1956 :*''

Chironex indrasaksajiae ''Chironex indrasaksajiae'', locally known as Mangkaprun Klong, Mangkaprun Sarhai or Sarong, is a species of box jellyfish in a coastal water of the northern and eastern Gulf of Thailand. It has been accused of causing fatalities in the area as ...

'' Sucharitakul, 2017 :*'' Chironex yamaguchii'' Lewis & Bentlage, 2009

References

* * 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 Chirodropida Cnidarian families {{Cubozoa-stub