Thimble jellyfish
The thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) is a species of cnidarian found in the warm West Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean. It is a tiny jellyfish with a straight-sided, flat-topped bell. This jellyfish is the most common cause of seabather's eruption, a reaction caused by the injection of juvenile jellyfish nematocysts into human skin.
| Thimble jellyfish | |
|---|---|
| 1-10. Linuche unguiculata 11. Linuche aquila (top centre) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Scyphozoa |
| Order: | Coronatae |
| Family: | Linuchidae |
| Genus: | Linuche |
| Species: | L. unguiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Linuche unguiculata (Schwartz, 1788) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Linuche draco (Haeckel, 1880) | |
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