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Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their box-like (i.e. cube-shaped) body. Some species of box jellyfish produce potent venom delivered by contact with their tentacles.
28 de jun. de 2021 · The infamous box jellyfish developed its frighteningly powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimp, so their struggle to escape wouldn’t damage its delicate tentacles.
31 de mai. de 2024 · Box jellyfish, (class Cubozoa), any cnidarian (or coelenterate) belonging to the class Cubozoa. The class is made up of approximately 50 species, which are known for their semitransparent box-shaped bell and the toxic venom produced by some species. Box jellyfish live in warm coastal marine waters.
Em seguida, sofre metamorfose em uma medusa juvenil com quatro tentáculos primários. O tempo necessário para a metamorfose depende da temperatura da água, mas gira em torno de 4 a 5 dias. A forma de medusa atinge a maturidade sexual após 3 a 4 meses e vive cerca de um ano.
16 de jun. de 2024 · While box jellyfish are found in warm coastal waters around the world, the lethal varieties are found primarily in the Indo-Pacific region and northern Australia. This includes the Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri), considered the most venomous marine animal.
Chironex fleckeri, also known as box jellyfish, lives in and around the waters of Australia and Southeast Asia. They inhabit parts of the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Great Barrier Reef.
The box jellyfish is a large and transparent sea jelly with a box-shaped bell and up to 60 tentacles in four clumps along the base of the bell.
Cubozoans are also known as box jellyfish, because in transverse section the bells appear to be square. Tentacles are located at the corners of the square umbrella margin, and the base of each tentacle is distinctively flattened.
18 de jun. de 2023 · The box jellyfish, which is part of the class Cubozoa, may have a boring name, but it is one of the most feared creatures on the planet. With its box-shaped bell and pale blue color, this distinctive marine species is known for possessing such powerful venom that it can instantly kill prey.
Box Jellyfish: One Species at a Time. In this episode of the Podcast of Life, learn how three fiery, painful stings during an early morning swim in Hawaii changed the life of researcher Angel Yanagihara.
