Cubomedusae
/ˌkjuːbəʊmɪˈdjuːziː/Zoology
noun
Treated as plural. A group of cnidarians comprising the box jellyfishes; (also cubomedusae) animals of this group (collectively or individually), box jellyfishes.
- Formerly an order within the class Scyphozoa, the group is now categorized as the class Cubozoa..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Naturalist. From scientific Latin Cubomedusae (Haeckel Das System der Medusen 423, noting earlier (apparently unpublished) use in 1877) from post-classical Latin cubus + scientific Latin Medusa.
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