Malo (jellyfish)
Appearance
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Malo kingi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Cubozoa |
Order: | Carybdeida |
Family: | Carukiidae |
Genus: | Malo Gershwin, 2005 [1] |
Species | |
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Malo is a genus of box jellies. It contains four species, three of which were described by the Australian marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following four species:[1]
- Malo bella Gershwin, 2014
- Malo filipina Bentlage & Lewis, 2012
- Malo kingi Gershwin, 2007
- Malo maxima Gershwin, 2005
References
- ^ a b Allen G. Collins (2010). "Malo". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 27, 2015.