Carukiidae

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Carukiidae
Malo kingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Alatinidae
Genera
  • Carukia Southcott, 1967
  • Gerongia Gershwin & Alderslade, 2005
  • Malo Gershwin, 2005
  • Manokia Southcott, 1967
  • Morbakka Gershwin, 2008

Carukiidae is a family of box jellyfish within class Cubozoa.[1]

Species

Carukia

Contains the following species:

Gerongia

Contains the following species:

  • Gerongia rifkinae Gershwin & Alderslade, 2005

Malo

Contains the following species:

  • Malo kingi Gershwin, 2007
  • Malo maximus Gershwin, 2005

Manokia

  • Manokia stiasnyi (Bigelow, 1938)

Morbakka

Contains the following species:

  • Morbakka fenneri Gershwin, 2008
  • Morbakka virulenta Kishinouyea, 1910

References

  1. Collins, Allen G. (2010). Carukiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=484724 on 2011-09-21
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