Chironex

Chironex
Chironex sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Cubozoa
Order:	Chirodropida
Family:	Chirodropidae
Genus:	Chironex Southcott, 1956
Species
C. fleckeri C. yamaguchii

Chironex is a genus of box jellyfish in the Chirodropidae family. Traditionally, only a single species, C. fleckeri, was recognized in this genus, but in 2009 a second species, C.yamaguchii, was described.^[1] Their stings are highly venomous, and both species have caused human fatalities. Based on present knowledge, the genus is restricted to the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from to southern Japan to northern Australia.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Lewis C, Bentlage B. (2009). "Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp nov (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida)". Zootaxa (2030): 59–65. ISSN 1175-5326. 
2. ^ Fenner, P. J. (2000). Chironex fleckeri – the north Australian box-jellyfish. marine-medic.com