Alatinidae
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Alatinidae is a family of box jellyfish
Box jellyfish
Box jellyfish are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae. Box jellyfish are known for the extremely potent venom produced by some species: Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi are among the most venomous creatures in the world...

 within class Cubozoa.

Alatina

Contains the following species:
  • Alatina alata (Reunaud, 1830)
  • Alatina grandis (Agassiz & Mayer, 1902)
  • Alatina madraspatana (Menon, 1930)
  • Alatina mordens Gershwin, 2005 [synonym of A. moseri]
  • Alatina moseri (Mayer, 1906)
  • Alatina obeliscus (Haeckel, 1880)
  • Alatina philippina (Haeckel, 1880)
  • Alatina pyramis (Haeckel, 1880)
  • Alatina rainensis Gershwin, 2005
  • Alatina tetraptera (Haeckel, 1880)
  • Alatina turricola (Haeckel, 1880)

Manokia

Contains the following species
  • Manokia stiasnyi (Bigelow, 1938)
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