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Box jellyfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Box jellyfish , named for their cube-shaped medusae, are a class of invertebrates belonging to the class Cubozoa , as well as being the preferred common name for notoriously dangerous Chironex fle...
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Page about the box jellyfish ... Box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)are a hazard to Pacific swimmers and divers. They are a real problem to the swimmers inshore north of the tropic of Capricorn from November through April but are not a problem at islands well offshore or at coral reefs.
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Synonyms - Box Jellyfish, Fire Medusa, Indringa. ... In Australia it is more commonly known as the Box Jellyfish. ... Yet of all the types described none are as venomous as the Indo-Pacific Box Jellyfish. It is claimed to be the most venomous marine animal known.
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1985. Barnes on box jellyfish. published by James Cook University of North Queensland. Kinsey, Barbara. 1988. More Barnes on box jellyfish. published by James Cook University of North Queensland. Larson, R. J. 1976. Cubomedusae: Feeding - functional morphology, behavior and phylogenetic position.
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Box jellyfish, Boxfish, Deadly sea was ... Box jellyfish is considered the most venomous marine creature. It can kill more people than stonefish, sharks and crocodiles combined. ... According to recent discoveries, the box jellyfish is able to see through four eyes, one at the center of each side of the bell. It is not known...
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This page about Australian Box Jellyfish tells you what the most lethal creature known to mankind looks like, where it lives, how painful and dangerous it is (very!) and more. ... Box Jellyfish Facts...
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