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Thimble jellyfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Scyphozoa

Family
  
Linuchidae

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Coronatae

Genus
  
Linuche

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Exotic thimble jellyfish


The thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata) is a species of cnidarian found in the neotropical Atlantic Ocean. They are the most common cause of seabather's eruption, a reaction caused by the injection of juvenile jellyfish nanocysts into human skin.

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Thimble jellyfish Wikipedia