Malo kingi

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Malo kingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Tamoyidae
Genus: Malo
Species: M. kingi
Binomial name
Malo kingi
Gershwin, 2007

Malo kingi is an Irukandji jellyfish named after victim Robert King, a tourist from America who died from its sting. This jellyfish earned the eighth rank in the top ten species of 2008 by the International Institute for Species Exploration[1].

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