Chironex fleckeri

Chironex fleckeri, commonly known as sea wasp, is a well-known, lethal, venomous species of Box jellyfish. It lives in coastal waters from northern Australia and New Guinea north to the Philippines and Vietnam.[1] Humans can easily be killed by its sting.[2] It is considered the most lethal jellyfish in the world because of the numerous incidents resulting in injury or death to humans.

Chironex fleckeri
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Chironex sp.
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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C. fleckeri
Binomial name
Chironex fleckeri
Southcott, 1956
Chironex fleckeri Range Map.svg
Range of Chironex fleckeri as traditionally defined, but see text.

Chironex Fleckeri Media

References

  1. Barry Tobin (16 March 2010). "Dangerous Marine Animals of Northern Australia: Sea Wasp". AIMS Data Centre. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. Beadnell CE, Rider TA, Williamson JA, Fenner PJ (May 1992). "Management of a major box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) sting. Lessons from the first minutes and hours". The Medical Journal of Australia. 156 (9): 655–8. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb121467.x. PMID 1352619. S2CID 36741049.

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