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Carybdea xaymacana

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Carybdea xaymacana

Carybdea xaymacana
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carybdeidae
Genus: Carybdea
Species: C. xaymacana
Binomial name
Carybdea xaymacana
(Conant, 1897)
Species of jellyfish

Carybdea xaymacana is a venomous species of cnidarian, in the small family Carybdeidae within the class Cubozoa. The species has been documented off the coast of Mexico and Australia. To distinguish this species from other cubozoans along the Mexican coasts, one can note its four pedalia, each containing a single tentacle, and its heart-shaped rhopaliar niche ostium.

References

  1. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Carybdea xaymacana)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. Llorente-Vega, Jorge L.; Nisperuza-Pérez, Carlos A.; Cedeño-Posso, Cristina; Quirós-Rodríguez, Jorge A. (2024-07-09). "First report of Carybdea xaymacana Conant, 1897 (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Carybdeida) in Colombia". Check List. 20 (4): 847–852. ISSN 1809-127X.
  3. "South Western Stinger Factsheet | Western Australian Museum". museum.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. Sansores-Flores, Luis Daniel; León-Deniz, Lorena Violeta; Ahuatzin-Hernández, José María (2023-07-07). "Occurrence of Carybdea xaymacana Conant, 1897 off the Mexican coasts". Marine Biodiversity. 53 (4): 50. doi:10.1007/s12526-023-01359-8. ISSN 1867-1624.
Taxon identifiers
Carybdea xaymacana


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