Malo maxima

Malo maxima
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carukiidae
Genus: Malo
Species:
M. maxima
Binomial name
Malo maxima
Gershwin, 2005

Malo maxima is a small, and extremely dangerous Irukandji jellyfish that is known to cause Irukandji syndrome. It is one of the four species of Malo, along with Malo bella, Malo filipina, and Malo kingi. The Malo maxima was first described in 2005 by Lisa-ann Gershwin, who also described the Malo bella and Malo kingi jellyfish along with over 200 other species of jellyfish.[1] Malo maxima differs from other species of jellyfish in many ways but the most confusing one is that they swim more like fish than jellyfish, however the reason for this is still unknown.[2]

  1. ^ "Great Barrier Reef Australia - Irukandji Jellyfish - Barrier Reef Australia". www.barrierreefaustralia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ Murrin, Michael (2013), "A Paradise for Killers", Trade and Romance, University of Chicago Press, pp. 27–42, doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226071602.003.0003, ISBN 9780226071572