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Biology and Ecology of the Venomous Marine Box Jellyfish (Class Cubozoa)

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Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians

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This chapter deals with the profile of venomous marine cnidarian species comprising their common name (s), global distribution, ecology; biological aspects such as diagnostic characters, size and colouration, food and feeding, life cycle, association and predators; and envenomation including injuries caused to humans (scuba divers and seafarers) by individual venomous cnidarian species.

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    Ramasamy Santhanam

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Santhanam, R. (2020). Biology and Ecology of the Venomous Marine Box Jellyfish (Class Cubozoa). In: Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1603-0_5

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