Chirodropidae

Chirodropidae
Chironex sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Cubozoa
Order:	Chirodropida
Family:	Chirodropidae
Genera
Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006 Chirodropus Haeckel, 1880 Chironex Southcott, 1956

The Chirodropidae are a family of venomous box jellyfish within class Cubozoa.

Genera

• Chirodectes
  • Chirodectes maculatus (Cornelius, Fenner and Hore, 2005)

• Chirodropus
  • Chirodropus gorilla Haeckel, 1880
  • Chirodropus palmatus Haeckel, 1880

• Chironex
  • Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956
  • Chironex yamaguchii Lewis and Bentlage, 2009

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