Genus Morbakka Gershwin, 2008
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin
DRAFT RECORD
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- Morbakka Gershwin, L. 2008. Morbakka fenneri, A new genus and species of Irukandji jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa). In, Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(1): 23–33 [24].
Type species:
Morbakka fenneri Gershwin, 2008 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Diagnosis
Tamoyidae with tall, robust, conspicuously warty body; with flat, broad, ribbon-like tentacles; with well developed ‘spike’ in bend of pedalial canal; with conspicuous perradial lappets on the velarium; with long, straight ‘rabbit-ear-form’ rhopalial horns; exumbrellar warts typically coloured bright pink.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2012 | ADDED |