Carukia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Cubozoa
Ordo: Cubomedusae
Ordo: Carybdeida
Familia: Carukiidae
Genus: Carukia
Species (2): C. barnesi - C. shinju

Name

Carukia Southcott, 1967
Authority for current placement: Bentlage et al., 2010
undisputed by all subsequent authorities
Gender: [feminine]
Original status: valid genus
Type species: Carukia barnesi Southcott, 1967
Fixation: original designation [p. 653] [and monotypy]

References
primary references

Southcott, R.V. 1967: Revision of some Carybdeidae (Scyphozoa: Cubomedusae), including a description of the jellyfish responsible for the "Irukandji syndrome". Australian journal of zoology, 15(3): 651-671. doi: 10.1071/ZO9670651 [653, original description]

additional references (cited)

Bentlage, B.; Cartwright, P.; Yanagihara, A.A.; Lewis, C.; Richards, G.S.; Collins, A.G. 2010: Evolution of box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa), a group of highly toxic invertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 277(1680): 493-501. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1707

links

Collins, Allen G. (2010). Carukia Southcott, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267298 on 2011-10-05
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