Species Malo maxima Gershwin, 2005
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
DRAFT RECORD
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- Malo maxima Gershwin, L. 2005. Two new species of jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from tropical Western Australia, presumed to cause Irukandji Syndrome. Zootaxa 1084: 1–30 [12].
Type data:
Holotype WAM WAM Z29940 (15 May 2004, caught by night-light), offshore from 80 Mile Beach, in the pearling grounds South of Broome, Kimberley coast, Western Australia [19°13.529S, 121°15.856E].
Paratype(s) WAM Z29941♀ (gravid female), same locality as holotype, 16 April 2004; WAM Z29946 (lot of 14), 10km off Gantheaume Point, Broome; WAM Z29942♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29943♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29944♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29945♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29947♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29948♂, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29949♀, same general locality as holotype; WAM Z29942, same general locality as holotype; QM G324167♂, same general locality as holotype; AM G17010♂, same general locality as holotype; SAMA H1409♂, same general locality as holotype; NTM C15023♀, same general locality as holotype; MTQ G55400♂, same general locality as holotype.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, pelagic, planktonic.
Diagnosis
Malo with tall, narrow, robust body, to about 5cm BH; with flattened apex; with small, narrow pedalia, each with a single row of nematocyst patches on outer keel; rhopalial horns short, broad; 4-5 velarial canals per octant, simple to bifurcated, arising from single wide base at velarial turnover; with flap-like perradial mesenteries to about 1/3 BH toward rhopalia.
Diagnosis References
Gershwin, L. 2005. Two new species of jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from tropical Western Australia, presumed to cause Irukandji Syndrome. Zootaxa 1084: 1–30 [13]
Sting
Malo maxima is apparently an extremely dangerous animal. See original description for detailed case history.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |