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Thimble Jellyfish
Linuche unguiculata
Classification
- Class
- Scyphozoa
- Order
- Coronatae
- Family
- Linuchidae
Les Linuchidae sont une famille des méduses (groupe de cnidaires) de l'ordre des Coronatae.
The thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) is a species of cnidarian found in the warm West Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean. It is a tiny jellyfish with a straight-sided, flat-topped bell. This jellyfish is the most common cause of seabather's eruption, a reaction caused by the injection of juvenile jellyfish nematocysts into human skin.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 3
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