Organisms

East Coast Sea Nettle

Species of jellyfish, in the family Pelagiidae, order Semaeostomeae, class SCYPHOZOA. Their painful sting is caused by a venom toxic to humans.

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Abstract

Species of jellyfish, in the family Pelagiidae, order Semaeostomeae, class SCYPHOZOA. Their painful sting is caused by a venom toxic to humans.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Chrysaora quinquecirrha
  • Sea Nettle, Atlantic
  • Sea Nettle, East Coast
  • Atlantic Sea Nettle
  • Atlantic Sea Nettles
  • Chrysaora quinquecirrhas
  • Nettle, Atlantic Sea
  • Nettles, Atlantic Sea
  • Sea Nettles, Atlantic
  • quinquecirrhas, Chrysaora

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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.690w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. East Coast Sea Nettle. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037441. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037441
  2. East Coast Sea Nettle. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaora_quinquecirrha
  3. East Coast Sea Nettle. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2118900