Chironex
| Chironex | |
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| Chironex sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
| Family: | Chirodropidae |
| Genus: | Chironex Southcott, 1956 |
| Species | |
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C. fleckeri | |
Chironex is a genus of box jellyfish in the Chirodropidae family. Traditionally, only a single species, C. fleckeri, was recognized in this genus, but in 2009 a second species, C. yamaguchii, was described.[1] Their stings are highly venomous, and both species have caused human fatalities. Based on present knowledge, the genus is restricted to the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from to southern Japan to northern Australia.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lewis C., Bentlage B. (2009). "Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida)". Zootaxa 2030: 59–65. ISSN 1175-5326. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02030p065f.pdf
- ↑ Fenner, P. J. (2000). Chironex fleckeri – the north Australian box-jellyfish. marine-medic.com