Thimble jellyfish
| Thimble jellyfish | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Linuchidae |
| Genus: | Linuche |
| Binomial name | |
| Linuche unguiculata (Schwartz, 1788) | |
The thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) is a species of cnidarian found in the neotropical Atlantic Ocean.[1][2] They are the most common cause of seabather's eruption, a reaction caused by the nanocysts of juvenile jellyfish in human skin.[3]
References
- ↑ Calder, D. 2009. Cubozoan and Scyphozoan jellyfishes of the Carolinian biogeographic province, southeastern USA. Toronto, ON, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum.
- ↑ Fautin, D. 2004. Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- ↑ Mayer, A. 1910. Medusae of the World; Volume III: The Scyphomedusae. Washington, D.C.: The Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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