Class Cubozoa

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Cubozoa

Diagram courtesy of The University of Ottawa

Cubozoa, a minor class within Phylum Cnidaria, are uncommon and can only be found in tropical or subtropical waters. The planula (larvae form) buds off into a single cubomedusa, so called because its swimming cups are cuboidal instead of spherical.



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