- Malo (jellyfish)
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Malo Malo kingi Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Carybdeida Family: Tamoyidae Genus: Malo Species - M. kingi Gershwin, 2007
- M. maximus Gershwin, 2005
Malo is a genus of box jellies. It contains two species, Malo kingi and Malo maximus (previously Malo maxima, corrected for gender). They were described by the Australian marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin in 2007 and 2005, respectively. Both species are extremely venomous Irukandji jellyfish.[1]
References
- ^ Gershwin, L. (2007). Malo kingi: A new species of Irukandji jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), possibly lethal to humans, from Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 1659 55-68.
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