Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their box-like (i.e. cube-shaped) body. Some species of box jellyfish produce...
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include the major taxa, Scyphozoa (large jellyfish), Cubozoa (box jellyfish) and Hydrozoa (small jellyfish), and excludes Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones)...
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Chironex fleckeri (redirect from Australian box jellyfish)
commonly known as the Australian box jelly, and nicknamed the sea wasp, is a species of extremely venomous box jellyfish found in coastal waters from northern...
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jellyfish occur in Australian waters, including the box jellyfish and Irukandji Jellyfish. Box jellyfish are believed to have caused at least 69 deaths since...
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Animal attacks in Australia (section Box jellyfish)
marine creatures such as bluebottles, blue-ringed octopus, cone shells and jellyfish. It is estimated that there are about 100,000 dog attacks in Australia...
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envenomation by certain box jellyfish. In rare instances the sting may result in cardiac arrest and death. The most common jellyfish involved is the Carukia...
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Jellyfish dermatitis is a cutaneous condition caused by stings from a jellyfish.: 430 Jellyfish stings can trigger a complex immune response in human...
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creatures, particularly box jellyfish. He has been involved in programs designed to decrease the envenoming of humans by box jellyfish in Australia, East Timor...
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Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (redirect from Four-handed box jellyfish)
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...
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Hugo Flecker (section Box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri)
Flecker Botanical Gardens in Cairns, Queensland. He identified the deadly box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri. Hugo Flecker was born in Melbourne, Victoria in...
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Tamoya ohboya (redirect from Bonaire banded box jellyfish)
Tamoya ohboya, also known as the Bonaire banded box jellyfish, is a species of box jellyfish formally described in 2011. Tamoya ohboya was discovered by...
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Carybdeida is an order of box jellyfish. There are five families within the order. They are distinguished from other box jellyfish by the presence of unbranched...
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Alatina alata (Reynaud, 1830), often called a sea wasp, is a species of box jellyfish found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans and in the Caribbean...
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Chironex is a genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. Their stings are highly venomous, and have caused human fatalities. Based on present...
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Jellyfish Entertainment (Korean: 젤리피쉬엔터테인먼트; RR: jellipiswi enteoteinmeonteu), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer...
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within the Medusozoa subphylum and the Cubozoa class. It is a type of "box jellyfish" that is known for producing potent venom and is known for inflicting...
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feminine of undergarments; ladies nylon tights. "Box Jellyfish, Box Jellyfish Pictures, Box Jellyfish Facts - National Geographic". National Geographic...
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process known as strobilation. Cubozoa is a group commonly known as box jellyfish, that occur in tropical and warm temperate seas. They have cube-shaped...
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genus of venomous box jellyfish within the family Carybdeidae that currently consists of a total of 8 species. This genus of jellyfish are often found in...
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this cell defines the phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydrae, jellyfish, etc.). Cnidae are used to capture prey and as a defense against predators...
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Portuguese man o' war (redirect from Bluebottle jellyfish)
and even, in some cases, humans. Although it superficially resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man o' war is in fact a siphonophore. Like all siphonophores...
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Anthozoa (sea anemones, corals, sea pens); swimming Scyphozoa (jellyfish); Cubozoa (box jellies); and Hydrozoa (a diverse group that includes all the freshwater...
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The Irukandji jellyfish (/ɪrəˈkændʒi/ irr-ə-KAN-jee) are any of several similar, extremely venomous species of rare jellyfish. With a very small adult...
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Seven Pounds (section Box office)
moves out of his house and into a local motel, taking with him his pet box jellyfish. One night, after being beaten, Connie contacts Tim, who gives her the...
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Copula sivickisi (redirect from Copula (jellyfish))
Copula is a monotypic genus of box jellyfish in the family Tripedaliidae of the phylum Cnidaria. The only species in the genus is Copula sivickisi, a...
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literally meaning "Viper Jellyfish" in Japanese) and as "hub jellyfish" due to erroneous machine translations, is a species of box jellyfish found in coastal...
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Chirodectes is a very rare, monospecific genus of box jellyfish in the family Chirodropidae. The first and only scientifically studied specimen was captured...
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the box jellyfish. In 1961, Barnes confirmed the cause of the Irukandji syndrome was a sting from a small box jellyfish: the Irukandji jellyfish, which...
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a group of researchers in Australia published the finding of a new box jellyfish venom antidote using CRISPR. The technology had been used to functionally...
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Needlefish (6th place) Toxic crab (4th place) Mugger crocodile (3rd place) Box jellyfish (1st place) Reticulated python (5th place) Cone snail (3rd place) Asiatic...
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