Chiropsalmus
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. | |
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Chiropsalmus quadrumanus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Cubozoa |
Order: | Chirodropida |
Family: | Chiropsalmidae |
Genus: | Chiropsalmus Agassiz, 1862 |
Chiropsalmus is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chiropsalmidae.
Species[]
The following species are recognized in the genus Chiropsalmus:[1]
- Gershwin, 2006
- Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (F. Muller, 1859)
References[]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiropsalmus Agassiz, 1862". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
Categories:
- Chiropsalmidae
- Medusozoa genera
- Medusozoan stubs