Summary ²

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus, commonly known as the four-handed box jellyfish, is a species of box jellyfish in class Cubozoa. It is found in the west Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The sting is venomous and dangerous to humans, especially children.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=645347&lvl=0

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2. Adapted by Emily Rose Sharkey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropsalmus_quadrumanus
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