Cubozoa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Cubozoa
Ordines (2): Carybdeida – Chirodropida

References

Bentlage, B.; Cartwright, P.; Yanagihara, A.A.; Lewis, C.; Richards, G.S.; Collins, A.G. 2010: Evolution of box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa), a group of highly toxic invertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 277(1680): 493-501. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1707
Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.-A.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña V., O.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. 2009: 4. Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. Pp. 59-101 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia. Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Gershwin, L.-A. 2006: Nematocysts of the Cubozoa. Zootaxa, 1232: 1-57. Abstract & excerpt

Links

Cubozoa Report on ITIS
WoRMS (2011). Cubozoa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135219 on 2011-10-05

Vernacular names
Dansk: Havhveps
Deutsch: Würfelquallen
Ελληνικά: Κυβόζωα
English: box jellyfish
Español: Cubozoos
Français: Cubozoaires
Magyar: Kockamedúza
Македонски: Кубични медузи
日本語: 箱虫綱
Polski: Kostkomeduzy
Português: Cubozoário
Русский: Кубомедузы
Slovenčina: Štvorhranky
Suomi: Kuutiomeduusat
Türkçe: Zehirli denizanaları
Українська: Клас Кубомедузи
中文: 立方水母纲