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Species
Irukandji
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassCubozoa
- OrderCarybdeida
- FamilyCarukiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded19
Carukia barnesi is in the Class Cubozoa, Order Carybdeida, and Family Carybdeidae. Carukia barnesi was named after Dr. Jack Barnes who was searching for the jellyfish who caused the Irukandji syndrome. He had confirmed that the jellyfish he found did cause Irukandji syndrome by stinging himself, his son, and a surf life saver, sending them all to the hospital, in 1964. It was Hugo Flecker, however, that had named the overall syndrome caused by this jellyfish, the Irukandji syndrome.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Carukiidae
- Collections
- QM, AM, MAGNT, USNM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
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- Carukia barnesi
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Carukia barnesi
- taxon common name
- Irukandji
- short name
- C. barnesi
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