Irukandji jellyfish
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The Irukandji jellyfish are any of several similar, extremely venomous species of rare box jellyfish. With a very small adult size of about a cubic centimetre, they are both one of the smallest and on
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Carukia barnesi
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Carukia barnesi is an extremely venomous box jellyfish found near Australia. Stings can result in Irukandji syndrome, and this species is commonly known as Irukandji jellyfish, although this name does
Irukandji jellyfish
…can be fatal and difficult to immediately recognise due to the delayed effects of the venom. There are about 16 known species of Irukandji, of which Carukia barnesi, Malo kingi, Malo maxima, Malo filipina and Malo bella are the best known. Irukandji syndrome was named in 1952 by Hugo Flecker, who first described…
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