Malo filipina

Malo filipina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Cubozoa
Order:	Carybdeida
Family:	Carukiidae
Genus:	Malo
Species:	M. filipina
Binomial name
	Malo filipina; Bentlage & Lewis, 2012

Last updated August 08, 2025

Malo filipina is a small and venomous Irukandji jellyfish found in the Philippines. It was first described to science in 2012, and is one of four species in genus Malo , often confused in the past with the M. maxima .^[1]

Description

Malo filipina is a small Carybdeida, measuring between 30 and 40 mm. Its bell is white/transparent and covered by equally spaced nematocysts.

References

↑ Bentlage, Bastian; Lewis, Cheryl (2012). "An illustrated key and synopsis of the families and genera of carybdeid box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), with emphasis on the "Irukandji family" (Carukiidae)". Journal of Natural History. 46 (41–42): 2595–2620. Bibcode:2012JNatH..46.2595B. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.717645. S2CID 85427177 . Retrieved 2015-04-26.

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[ben12-1] Bentlage, Bastian; Lewis, Cheryl (2012). "An illustrated key and synopsis of the families and genera of carybdeid box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida), with emphasis on the "Irukandji family" (Carukiidae)". Journal of Natural History. 46 (41–42): 2595–2620. Bibcode:2012JNatH..46.2595B. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.717645. S2CID 85427177 . Retrieved 2015-04-26.

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