Chiropsalmus
Genus of jellyfishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chiropsalmus is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chiropsalmidae.
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Chiropsalmus | |
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Chiropsalmus quadrigatus, side view of half-grown medusa. Drawn from a preserved specimen. A, enlarged side view of sense-club. B, inner side of sense-club. C, oral view of stomach showing the 4 lips and 8 gastric sacs. D, enlarged view of gastric cirri. E, side view of a [[Pedalium (cnidaria}|pedalium]] with all but one of the tentacles cut across. | |
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Cubozoa |
Order: | Chirodropida |
Family: | Chiropsalmidae |
Genus: | Chiropsalmus Agassiz, 1862 |
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