Cubozoa (class)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Cnidaria (phylum)

Descripción

Members of a class containing one order (Cubomedusae) of sea wasps and box jellyfish, box-like tropical medusae that swim strongly, have single or grouped tentacles arising above the four corners, and somtimes are fiercely stinging, causing human fatalities.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300311094

Otros términos

  • cubozoans [en]
  • cubozoan [en]