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Chironex fleckeri is the largest of the cubozoans (collectively called box jellyfish), many of which may carry similarly toxic venom. Its bell usually reaches about 16 cm (6.3 in) in diameter but can grow up to 35 cm (14 in). [8] From each of the four corners of the bell trails a cluster of 15 tentacles. [4]
They’re especially dangerous to children, conservationists say.
Their 24 eyes fit into four different morphological categories. [46] These categories consist of two large, morphologically different medial eyes (a lower and upper lensed eye) containing spherical lenses, a lateral pair of pigment slit eyes, and a lateral pair of pigment pit eyes. [ 43 ]
Whereas some other jellyfish have simple pigment-cup ocelli, box jellyfish are unique in the possession of true eyes, complete with retinas, corneas and lenses. [13] Their eyes are set in clusters at the ends of sensory structures called rhopalia which are connected to their ring nerve. Each rhopalium contains two image-forming lens eyes.
The St. George’s cross medusa jellyfish is considered “large,” measuring about 4 inches wide and about 3 inches tall, the study said. It has a circular body shape and about 240 tentacles.
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Most of the large, often colorful, and conspicuous jellyfish found in coastal waters throughout the world are Scyphozoa. [4] They typically range from 2 to 40 cm (1 to 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in diameter, but the largest species, Cyanea capillata can reach 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) across. Scyphomedusae are found throughout the world's oceans, from the ...
Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas team was taking a look around the Enigma Seamount when they noticed a particularly brilliant jellyfish. SEE ALSO: 93 percent of the Great Barrier Reef has ...