First Record of Box Jellyfish, Carybdea brevipedalia (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeidae) from Korean Coastal Waters: Morphology and Molecular Descriptions

• Published in: Animal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 8 - 16
• Main Authors: Chae, Jinho, Yoon, Won-Duk, Kim, ByeongHo, Ki, Jang-Seu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul 한국동물분류학회 01.01.2017; Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
• Subjects: Carybdea; Carybdeidae; Cnidaria; Cubozoa; Carybdea brevipedalia; new record; box jellyfish; Carybdeidae; Cubozoa; Korea

We firstly described a box jellyfish, Carybdea brevipedalia collected from the southern coasts of Korea. It is morphologically characterized by gastric phacellae, a special digestive system of cubozoan jellyfish, and velarium, the thin muscle flap forming the opening of the subumbrellar cavity. The...