Banded Box Jellys
Tamoya ohboya
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A box jellyfish of shallow nearshore water, a fast and solitary swimmer that hunts by day. Very little is known about it, but it is thought capable of serious stings to humans despite only a handful of recorded encounters.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Cubozoa › Carybdeida › Tamoyidae › Tamoya
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 559023.
FAQ
- Is the Banded Box Jellys dangerous to divers?
- The Banded Box Jellys is harmless to divers.