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New records of two species of Cubozoa from Thailand

2019; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3800/pbr.14.143

ISSN

1882-627X

Autores

Sho Toshino, Jun Nishikawa, Khwanruan Srinui, Supattra Taleb, Hiroshi Miyake,

Tópico(s)

Protist diversity and phylogeny

Resumo

The stings of box jellyfishes can be fatal, so knowing the fauna of a certain area is important to save lives. Five described and two still-undescribed species of Cubozoa have been reported from Thailand: Chironex indrasaksajiae, Chironex sp., Chiropsella sp., Chiropsoides buitendijki, Copula sivickisi, Morbakka fenneri, and Tripedalia cystophora. We made detailed observations of the morphology of two of the species newly recorded in Thailand: Alatina morandinii and Tripedalia binata. The molecular phylogeny of these species is also discussed. Additional investigations are needed to understand the diversity of Cubozoa in Thailand.

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