New records of two species of Cubozoa from Thailand

The stings of box jellyfishes can be fatal, so knowing the fauna of a certain area is important to save lives. Five described and two still-undescribed species of Cubozoa have been reported from Thailand: Chironex indrasaksajiae, Chironex sp., Chiropsella sp., Chiropsoides buitendijki, Copula sivick...

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Published inPlankton & benthos research Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 143 - 149
Main Authors Toshino, Sho, Nishikawa, Jun, Srinui, Khwanruan, Taleb, Supattra, Miyake, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology 26.08.2019
Subjects
Alatina morandinii
box jellyfish
species diversity
sting
Tripedalia binata
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Summary:The stings of box jellyfishes can be fatal, so knowing the fauna of a certain area is important to save lives. Five described and two still-undescribed species of Cubozoa have been reported from Thailand: Chironex indrasaksajiae, Chironex sp., Chiropsella sp., Chiropsoides buitendijki, Copula sivickisi, Morbakka fenneri, and Tripedalia cystophora. We made detailed observations of the morphology of two of the species newly recorded in Thailand: Alatina morandinii and Tripedalia binata. The molecular phylogeny of these species is also discussed. Additional investigations are needed to understand the diversity of Cubozoa in Thailand.
ISSN:1880-8247
1882-627X
DOI:10.3800/pbr.14.143