Chironex fleckeri

E401837

box jellyfish cnidarian species

Chironex fleckeri is a highly venomous box jellyfish native to the coastal waters of northern Australia and nearby regions, notorious for causing severe stings and occasional human fatalities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Chironex	2
Chironex fleckeri canonical	2
Australian box jellyfish	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	box jellyfish ⓘ cnidarian ⓘ species ⓘ
bellSize	up to about 30 cm in diameter ⓘ
bodyShape	box-shaped bell ⓘ
class	Cubozoa ⓘ
color	pale bluish ⓘ transparent ⓘ
commonName	Chironex fleckeri self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Australian box jellyfish sea wasp ⓘ
countryWithAntivenom	Australia ⓘ
describedBy	Southcott ⓘ
diet	crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ
distributionRegion	Indo-Pacific region ⓘ surface form: Indo-Pacific tropical Australia ⓘ
family	Chirodropida ⓘ surface form: Chirodropidae
feedingStrategy	ambush predator ⓘ
foundIn	Arafura Sea ⓘ Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ Timor Sea ⓘ coastal waters of northern Australia ⓘ waters of Indonesia ⓘ waters of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
genus	Chironex fleckeri self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chironex
habitat	estuaries ⓘ mangrove creeks ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ
hasAntivenom	yes ⓘ
hasOrgan	rhopalia ⓘ
hasSense	complex eyes ⓘ
hasStructure	nematocysts ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifeCycleStage	medusa stage ⓘ polyp stage ⓘ
medicalRelevance	can cause human fatalities ⓘ causes severe stings ⓘ
namedAfter	Hugo Flecker ⓘ
notableFor	one of the most venomous marine animals known ⓘ
phylum	Cnidaria ⓘ
reproduction	sexual reproduction ⓘ
riskToHumans	can cause cardiac arrest ⓘ can cause respiratory failure ⓘ
safetyMeasure	protective stinger suits ⓘ stinger nets on beaches ⓘ
seasonalOccurrence	more common in summer months ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
tentacleCount	up to 15 tentacles per corner ⓘ
tentacleLength	tentacles can reach several meters ⓘ
treatment	vinegar to inactivate undischarged nematocysts ⓘ
venom	highly venomous ⓘ
yearDescribed	1956 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cubozoa → hasNotableSpecies → Chironex fleckeri ⓘ

Chirodropida → containsTaxon → Chironex fleckeri ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chironex

Chirodropida → notableSpecies → Chironex fleckeri ⓘ

Chironex fleckeri → genus → Chironex fleckeri self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chironex

Chironex fleckeri → commonName → Chironex fleckeri self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Australian box jellyfish