How are sea jellies related to other jellies? Why are their toxins so much stronger than other Cnidarians? How have their characteristics made them successful?
I have found 2 references so far. Feel free to use more:
Bentlage B, Cartwright P, Yanagihara AA, Lewis C, Richards GS, Collins AG (February 2010). “Evolution of box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa), a group of highly toxic invertebrates”. Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 277 (1680): 493501.
Bastian Bentlage, Paulyn Cartwright, Angel A. Yanagihara, Cheryl Lewis, Gemma S. Richards and Allen G. Collins. Evolution of box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa), a group of highly toxic invertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society, November 18, 2009
