Chirodropida

E401836

Chirodropida is an order of box jellyfish known for their cube-shaped bells and potent venom, found primarily in tropical and subtropical marine waters.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chirodropida canonical 1
Chirodropida sensu lato 1
Chirodropidae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of cnidarians ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
belongsToGroup box jellyfish ⓘ
bodySymmetry radial symmetry ⓘ
class Cubozoa ⓘ
commonName box jellyfish ⓘ
containsTaxon Chironex ⓘ
linked to: Chironex fleckeri

Chiropsalmus ⓘ
Chiropsella ⓘ
Meteorona ⓘ
describedAs highly venomous cubozoans ⓘ
distribution Australian coastal waters ⓘ
Indo-Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Southeast Asian coastal waters ⓘ
environmentalPreference warm waters ⓘ
feedingType carnivorous ⓘ
habitat marine waters ⓘ
subtropical marine waters ⓘ
tropical marine waters ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex eyes on rhopalia ⓘ
cube-shaped bell ⓘ
potent venom ⓘ
tentacles grouped on pedalia ⓘ
hasCnidocytes nematocysts ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeCycleStage medusa stage ⓘ
polyp stage ⓘ
locomotion jet propulsion ⓘ
notableSpecies Chironex fleckeri ⓘ
phylum Cnidaria ⓘ
prey crustaceans ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
reproduction alternation of generations ⓘ
researchField marine biology ⓘ
toxinology ⓘ
riskToHumans medically significant stings ⓘ
sensorySystem image-forming eyes ⓘ
light-sensitive ocelli ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
venomEffect can cause fatalities in humans ⓘ
can cause severe pain in humans ⓘ
cardiotoxic ⓘ
neurotoxic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cubozoa → containsOrder → Chirodropida ⓘ
Cubozoa → containsOrder → Chirodropida sensu lato ⓘ
linked to: Chirodropida
Chironex fleckeri → family → Chirodropidae ⓘ
linked to: Chirodropida