Chironex fleckeri, commonly known as the Australian box jelly, and nicknamed the sea wasp, is a species of extremely venomous box jellyfish found in coastal...
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Species lists the following species: Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956 Chironex indrasaksajiae Sucharitakul, 2017 Chironex yamaguchii Lewis & Bentlage, 2009...
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has now been established that Chironex yamaguchii is a different species and is more closely related to Chironex fleckeri, however, the name Chiropsalmus...
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contact with their tentacles. Stings from some species, including Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, Malo kingi, and a few others, are extremely painful...
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Hugo Flecker (section Box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri)
Gardens in Cairns, Queensland. He identified the deadly box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri. Hugo Flecker was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1884. From the early...
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body of a box jellyfish. One member of this family, the sea wasp, Chironex fleckeri, is "claimed to be the most venomous marine animal known," according...
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environment across ecological niches across three species of box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri, Chiropsella bronzie, and Carukia barnesi). Behavioral studies suggest...
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can introduce undesirable amounts of heavy metals. The "sea wasp" Chironex fleckeri has been described as the world's most venomous jellyfish and is held...
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Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island, stung while bathing. Box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) have caused more than 79 deaths in Australia since records began...
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scuba divers in Queensland Australia against the "Box jellyfish" (Chironex fleckeri)[citation needed] In 1978, Tony Farmer was a swimsuit designer and...
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