Carybdeida

Carybdeida is an order of box jellyfish. There are five families within the order. They are distinguished from other box jellyfish by the presence of unbranched muscular bases at the corners of the cubic umbrella. Most species have four tentacles.

Carybdeida
Tripedalia cystophora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Gegenbaur, 1857
Families
Synonyms
  • Cubomedusae Haeckel, 1880
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