Chiropsoides [Chiropsoides]

Chiropsoides
Description

Chiropsoides is a lesser-known genus within the Chirodropidae family, characterized by its unique box jellyfish species. These jellyfish have a box-shaped bell and long, slender tentacles that hang from each of the four corners of the bell. While detailed studies on this genus are limited, they are understood to share many characteristics with other Chirodropidae family members, including the potential for a painful sting.

Species
Box Jellyfish
Box Jellyfish [Chiropsoides buitendijki]
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Blue Box Jellyfish
Blue Box Jellyfish [Chiropsoides quadrigatus]
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Taxonomy
Phylum Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and Relatives
Cnidaria
Class Box Jellyfish and Sea Wasps
Cubozoa
Order Box jellyfishes
Carybdeida
Family Chirodropidae
Chirodropidae
Statistics
  • Species 2