Carukiidae

Carukiidae
Malo kingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carukiidae
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:

Malo

Contains the following species:

Manokia

Morbakka

Contains the following species:

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
  2. Bentlage, Bastian; Lewis, Cheryl (2012). "An illustrated key and synopsis of the families and genera of carybdeid box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), with emphasis on the "Irukandji family" (Carukiidae)". Journal of Natural History 46 (41-42): 2595–2620. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.717645.
  3. Gershwin, Lisa-Ann (2014). "Two new species of box jellies (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from the central coast of Western Australia, both presumed to cause Irukandji syndrome". Records of the Western Australian Museum 29 (1).