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What class do box jellyfish belong to?
class Cubozoa
Box jellyfish are water-dwelling invertebrates belonging to the class Cubozoa, named for their cube-shaped medusae. They share many characteristics with their relatives the true jellyfish in the class Scyphozoa.
What are the 7 levels of classification for a box jellyfish?
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya.
- Kingdom: Animalia.
- Phylum: Cnidaria.
- Class: Cubozoa.
- Order: Chirodropida.
- Family: Chirodropidae.
- Genus: Chironex.
- Species: Chironex fleckeri.
What class is the Chironex Fleckeri?
Cubozoa
| Chironex fleckeri | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Chirodropida |
What Kingdom is a jellyfish in?
Animal
Moon jelly/Kingdom
What class do sea wasp belong to?
What class is a sea anemone?
Sea anemones and corals
Sea anemone/Class
The class Anthozoa (under the phylum Cnidaria) includes corals, anemones, sea pens and seafans. Anthozoa consists of 10 orders and thousands of species.
What is the Order of the box jellyfish?
Box jellyfish belong to the Cnidaria phylum and the Cubomedusae order. This species is similar to jellyfish belonging to the Scyphozoa class, although its taxonomic classification is not completely defined.
What is the genus and species of a box jellyfish?
Genus: Chironex. Species: Chironex fleckeri. Domain Eukarya : This box jellyfish is a eukaryote because its cells have membrane bound organelles and a true nucleus. To learn about another organism that is a eukaryote, visit the site all about Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly known as the daffodil.
What is the worst jellyfish?
Some of the most dangerous jelly fish include the box jelly (Genuses Chironex , Chiropsalmus and Carybdea) and the tiny, two-cm-across Irukandji jelly (Carukia barnesi); the venomous sting of these jellyfish can kill a person. Many animals eat jellyfish, including sea turtles and some fish (including the sun fish).
What is the most harmful jellyfish?
Some jellyfish glow in the dark (this is called phosphorescence). Some of the most dangerous jelly fish include the box jelly (Genuses Chironex , Chiropsalmus and Carybdea) and the tiny, two-cm-across Irukandji jelly (Carukia barnesi); the venomous sting of these jellyfish can kill a person.