🪼Carukia barnesi
Carukia barnesi is an extremely venomous box jellyfish found near Australia. Stings can result in Irukandji syndrome, and this species is commonly known as Irukandji jellyfish, although this name does not distinguish it from other Irukandji jellyfish such as Malo kingi.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Carukia barnesi yet.
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- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Carukia barnesi
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Danger to humansharmlessSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Bell width0.02 mmaximum recorded, width / bell diameterSeaLifeBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Not recorded for Carukia barnesi yet: body mass, body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumCnidaria
- ›classCubozoa
- ›orderCarybdeida
- ›familyCarukiidae
- ›genusCarukia
- ›speciesCarukia barnesi
- phylumCorals & jellyfish · Cnidaria
- orderCarybdeida
- familyCarukiidae
- genusCarukia
All 6 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumCorals & jellyfish · Cnidaria
- classCubozoa
- orderCarybdeida
- familyCarukiidae
- genusCarukia
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