Chirodropids Health Dictionary

Chirodropids: From 1 Different Sources


Jellyfish members of the Class Cubozoa with more than one (and up to 15) tentacles in each corner. The jellyfish group causing more morbidity and mortality than any other in the world. At present there are 5 common species acknowledged, but current research may change this.
Health Source: Dictionary of Tropical Medicine
Author: Health Dictionary

Cubozoa

The taxonomic class of box-shaped jellyfish consisting both of chirodropids and carybdeids.... cubozoa

Gonad

A group of male or female reproductive cells, which in jellyfish often line the sides of the stomach, but mayextend through the bell of a jellyfish in the most mature specimens, especially the chirodropids.... gonad



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