Kingdom Animalia Family Tamoyidae Rank Genus | Class Cubozoa Phylum Cnidaria Order Carybdeida | |
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Similar Malo kingi, Carybdeida, Carukia barnesi, Morbakka, Keesingia gigas | ||
Malo is a genus of box jellies. It contains four species. Malo kingi and Malo maximus (previously Malo maxima, corrected for gender) were described by the Australian marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin in 2007 and 2005, respectively. Both species are extremely venomous Irukandji jellyfish. A third, Malo filipina from the Philippines, was described in 2012, and a fourth species from Northern Australia, the smallest of the genus, was described in 2014 and named M. bella.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following four species:
References
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