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 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
Species:
C. quadrumanus
Binomial name
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus
(F. Müller, 1859)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Tamoya quadrumanaF. Müller, 1859
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus, commonly known as the four-handed box jellyfish, is a species of box jellyfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The sting is venomous and dangerous to humans, especially children.
^ abCollins, Allen G. (2010). "Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (F. Muller, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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