期刊
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY
卷 46, 期 41-42, 页码 2595-2620出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.717645
关键词
box jellyfish; Cubomedusae; Hikurage; taxonomy; nomenclature; taxonomic key
资金
- PADI foundation
- Smithsonian Institution
- US National Science Foundation (NSF) [DEB 0910237]
- NSF [EF-053179]
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas
Box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) have a profound impact on human activities because of their highly potent venoms that may lead to severe envenomations in humans. Cubozoa is one of the smallest classes within Cnidaria with only some 50 described species in seven families. The literature on Cubozoa is scattered and oftentimes difficult to access. In particular, comprehensive treatments of Cubozoa that present a comparative overview of the group are either non-existent or largely outdated. Here we provide a synopsis of the carybdeid Cubozoa (Carybdeida) including an illustrated key to the families and genera of this order. Of particular interest is the family Carukiidae, which contains the species that was originally attributed with causing a severe envenomation syndrome called Irukandji syndrome. One new species of Carukiidae, Malo filipina sp. nov., is described, Morbakka virulenta is redescribed and a neotype is designated, and an unidentified species of Morbakka is recorded from the Philippines.
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