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Family: Carybdeidae (See list of species below)

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20 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Carukia barnesi
[Box jelly]
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Carukia shinju
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Carybdea arborifera
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Carybdea branchi
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Carybdea brevipedalia
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Carybdea confusa
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Carybdea marsupialis
[Warty sea wasp]
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Carybdea rastonii
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Carybdea sivickisi
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Carybdea xaymacana
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Malo bella
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Malo filipina
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Malo kingi
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Malo maxima
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Tamoya gargantua
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Tamoya haplonema
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Tamoya ohboya
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Tripedalia binata
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Tripedalia cystophora
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Tripedalia maipoensis
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20 Species of Family Carybdeidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Carukia barnesi Box jelly Indo-West Pacific 2 WD
Carukia shinju Eastern Indian Ocean
Carybdea arborifera Eastern Central Pacific
Carybdea branchi Southeast Atlantic
Carybdea brevipedalia Northwest Pacific
Carybdea confusa Eastern Central Pacific
Carybdea marsupialis Warty sea wasp Eastern Central Pacific, 4 H
Carybdea rastonii Indo-West Pacific 3 WD
Carybdea sivickisi Southwest Pacific
Carybdea xaymacana Western Central Atlantic
Malo bella Eastern Indian Ocean 1.85 WD
Malo filipina Western Pacific
Malo kingi Western Central Pacific
Malo maxima Indo-West Pacific 4.5 WD
Tamoya gargantua Eastern Central Pacific 13.5 WD
Tamoya haplonema Western Atlantic.
Tamoya ohboya Western Atlantic.
Tripedalia binata Indo-West Pacific 1.4 WD
Tripedalia cystophora Indo-Pacific and Western 1.5 WD
Tripedalia maipoensis Northwest Pacific



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