Chirodropidae

Chirodropidae
Chironex sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Cubozoa
Order:	Chirodropida
Family:	Chirodropidae
Genera
Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006 Chirodropus Haeckel, 1880 Chironex Southcott, 1956

Chirodropidae is a family of venomous box jellyfish within class Cubozoa. One of the species of jellyfish that belongs to this class is the Chironex fleckeri.

Genera

Chirodectes

• Chirodectes maculatus (Cornelius, Fenner and Hore, 2005)

Chirodropus

• Chirodropus gorilla Haeckel, 1880
• Chirodropus palmatus Haeckel, 1880

Chironex

• Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956
• Chironex yamaguchii Lewis and Bentlage, 2009

References

• "Chirodropidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Lewis, C. and B. Bentlage (2009). Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp nov (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida). Zootaxa 2030: 59–65