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What is the name of the jellyfish poison?

Updated: 12/23/2022
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Nematocysts contain a liquid mixture made up, mainly, of peptides and lipophil enzimes, like hypnotoxine, and rhizolysine, which are poisons and others like thalaxine and congestine, which act as allergens (not poisonous).

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