Malo kingi: A new species of Irukandji jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), possibly lethal to humans, from Queensland, Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1659, 2007, Pages 55-68

  Gershwin, Lisa Ann ^a,b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carybdeida; Cnidaria; Cubozoa; Fatal stinging; Great barrier reef; Irukandji syndrome; Queensland; Tamoyidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CUBOZOA; HEXAPODA; HEXARTHRA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 37349061042     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1659.1.2     Document Type: Article

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