Carybdea xaymacana
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| Carybdea xaymacana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Carybdeida |
| Family: | Carybdeidae |
| Genus: | Carybdea |
| Species: | C. xaymacana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carybdea xaymacana (Conant, 1897) | |
Carybdea xaymacana is a venomous species of cnidarian, in the small family Carybdeidae within the class Cubozoa.[1] The species has been documented off the coast of Mexico[2] and Australia.[3] To distinguish this species from other cubozoans along the Mexican coasts, one can note its four pedalia, each containing a single tentacle, and its heart-shaped rhopaliar niche ostium.[4]
