Kingdom Animalia Class Scyphozoa Genus Crambione | Phylum Cnidaria Order Rhizostomeae Rank Species | |
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Similar Cephea, Catostylus, Cotylorhiza, Mastigias, Rhopilema | ||
First sighting of crambione cookii jellyfish in over 100 years
Crambione cookii is a rare jellyfish most recently found off the coast of Australia. It is most famous for having "a sting so powerful that it can be felt in the water surrounding the creature".
Contents
- First sighting of crambione cookii jellyfish in over 100 years
- The presumed extinct deadly jellyfish crambione cookii floats about in a tank
- References
Crambione cookii's only known sighting prior to the sighting in November 2013 was a sighting by an American scientist, Alfred Gainsborough Mayor, in 1910. The jellyfish was spotted again by an aquarist in Queensland
Crambione cookii is about 50 centimeters long and is being cared for at the UnderWater World aquarium in Queensland.
The presumed extinct deadly jellyfish crambione cookii floats about in a tank
References
Crambione cookii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA