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.
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Species: | C. fleckeri
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| Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956
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Chironex Fleckeri Media
Cnidocytes from Chironex fleckeri (400x magnification)
Box jellyfish warning signpost at a Cape Tribulation beach in Queensland, Australia
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
Media related to Chironex fleckeri at Wikimedia Commons- Distribution of Box Jellyfish in Australia