Malo maxima

Malo maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Cubozoa
Order:Carybdeida
Family:Carukiidae
Genus:Malo
Species: M. maxima
Binomial name
Malo maxima
Gershwin, 2005

Malo maxima (sometimes incorrectly spelled Malo maximus but named as a noun in apposition so its gender does not change[1]) is a small and extremely venomous Irukandji jellyfish found near Australia. Its stings are potentially fatal as it causes a severe form of Irukandji-like syndrome.[2] It was first described to science in 2005, and is the most dangerous of the four species in genus Malo.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gershwin, L. (2005) Two new species of jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from tropical Western Australia, presumed to cause Irukandji Syndrome. Zootaxa, 1084: 1–30.
  2. ↑ Li, Ran; Wright, Christine E.; Winkel, Kenneth D.; Gershwin, Lisa-Ann; Angus, James A. (March 2011). "The pharmacology of Malo maxima jellyfish venom extract in isolated cardiovascular tissues: A probable cause of the Irukandji syndrome in Western Australia". Toxicology Letters. 201 (3): 221–9. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.01.003. PMID 21237252.
  3. ↑ Gershwin, Lisa-Ann (2007). "Malo kingi: A new species of Irukandji jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), possibly lethal to humans, from Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa (1659): 55–68. Retrieved 2010-07-23.

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