Carybdeidae

Carybdeidae
Carybdea marsupialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carybdeidae
Gegenbaur, 1857[1]
genus

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Carybdeidae is a small family of venomous box jellyfish within the class Cubozoa.

Genera and Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, there is only one genus in this family.

Carybdea Péron & Lesueur, 1810[2]

Reclassification

As at August 2013, the following genera previously classified in this family have been reassigned to the family Carukiidae:[3]

while the following genus has been reassigned to the family Alatinidae:[4]

while

References

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