Jellyfish (cnidarians) have a worldwide distribution. Despite most being harmless, some
species may cause local and also systemic reactions. Treatment of jellyfish envenomation is …

Class Cubozoa includes several species of box jellyfish that are harmful to humans. The
venoms of box jellyfish are stored and discharged by nematocysts and contain a variety of …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

Cubozoa (Cnidaria: Medusozoa) represents a small clade of approximately 50 described
species, some of which cause serious human envenomations. Our understanding of the …

While jellyfish are some of the most ancient multicellular organisms on Earth, man only
started to take notice of their impact on human activity and enterprise from about the 1960s …

Cnidarians (Coelenterates), a very old and diverse animal phylum, possess a wide variety of
biologically active substances that can be considered as toxins. Anthozoan toxins can be …

Little is known about the fate of jellyfish biomass after their populations crash. We measured
turnover rates of dead Periphylla periphylla in a pelagic in situ experiment in Raunefjorden …

Objective: To describe the epidemiology and clinical features of box jellyfish envenoming in
the Top End of the Northern Territory and, in particular, confirmed stings from the major …

Cnidarian envenomations cause a burning-pain sensation of which the underlying
mechanisms are unknown. Activation of TRPV1, a non-selective cation channel expressed …

Two species of venomous pelagic cnidaria are compared according to their enzymatic,
cytotoxic and haemolytic potency. The widely distributed jellyfish Cyanea capillata and …