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This chapter provides the general introduction to oceans and their importance; diversity of the marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria = Coelenterata) including their species components in different classes viz. Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa and Anthozoa; ecology of marine cnidarians; cnidarian toxins and their envenomation including Irukandji syndrome and other injuries to humans; harm caused by cnidarians to fish production and fisheries; edible values of certain species of marine cnidarians; use as insecticides; and commercial applications of cnidarian venoms in the development of new drugs.
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Santhanam, R. (2020). Introduction. In: Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Cnidarians. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1603-0_1
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