Organisms

Cubozoa

A class of highly venomous jellyfish in the phylum CNIDARIA. They are referred to as box jellyfish based upon their cube (box) shape.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A class of highly venomous jellyfish in the phylum CNIDARIA. They are referred to as box jellyfish based upon their cube (box) shape.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Box Jellyfish
  • Sea Wasps
  • Jellyfish, Box
  • Sea Wasp
  • Wasp, Sea
  • Carybdea
  • Chironex
  • Chironex fleckeri

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Cnidaria (1968-2002)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.308w.361w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cubozoa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037462. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037462
  2. Cubozoa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
  3. Cubozoa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273179