Carukiidae
| Carukiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Malo kingi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Cubozoa |
| Order: | Carybdeida |
| Family: | Carukiidae |
| Genera | |
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Carukiidae is a family of box jellyfish within class Cubozoa.[1]
Classification
- Carukia
- Carukia barnesi Southcott, 1967
- Carukia shinju Gershwin, 2005
- Gerongia
- Gerongia rifkinae Gershwin & Alderslade, 2005
- Malo
- Malo kingi Gershwin, 2007
- Malo maximus Gershwin, 2005
- Malo filipina Bentlage & Lewis, 2012[2]
- Malo bella Gershwin, 2014[3]
- Morbakka
- Morbakka fenneri Gershwin, 2008
- Morbakka virulenta Kishinouyea, 1910
References
- ↑ Collins, Allen G. (2010). Carukiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=484724 on 2011-09-21
- ↑ Bentlage, Bastian; Lewis, Cheryl (2012). "An illustrated key and synopsis of the families and genera of carybdeid box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), with emphasis on the "Irukandji family" (Carukiidae)". Journal of Natural History 46 (41-42): 2595–2620. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.717645.
- ↑ Gershwin, Lisa-Ann (2014). "Two new species of box jellies (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from the central coast of Western Australia, both presumed to cause Irukandji syndrome". Records of the Western Australian Museum 29 (1).
- Carukiidae at the Encyclopedia of Life
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