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Chirodropidae 
Chironex sp. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Chirodropida Family: Chirodropidae Genera - Chirodectes Gershwin, 2006
- Chirodropus Haeckel, 1880
- Chironex Southcott, 1956
Chirodropidae is a family of venomous box jellyfish within class Cubozoa. One of the species of jellyfish that belongs to this class is the Chironex fleckeri.
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Genera
Chirodectes
- Chirodectes maculatus (Cornelius, Fenner and Hore, 2005)
Chirodropus
- Chirodropus gorilla Haeckel, 1880
- Chirodropus palmatus Haeckel, 1880
Chironex
- Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956
- Chironex yamaguchii Lewis and Bentlage, 2009
Chiropsalmus
- Chiropsalmus buitendijki Horst, 1907 [1]
References
- "Chirodropidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=51473.
- Lewis, C. and B. Bentlage (2009). Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp nov (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida). Zootaxa 2030: 59–65
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