Chirodropidae
| Chirodropidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chironex sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
| Family: | Chirodropidae |
| Genera | |
| |
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.