Morbakka

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Morbakka
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Carybdeida
Family: Carukiidae
Genus: Morbakka
Gershwin, 2008 [1]
Species

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Morbakka is a genus of box jellyfish in the Carukiidae family.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following two species: [1]

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Morbakka virulenta is a species of box jellyfish that is found in waters near the islands of Japan. The species was originally described in the genus Tamoya by Kamakichi Kishinouye in 1910. However, unlike other species of that genus, this jellyfish did not have the vertical gastric phacellae which protect the inside of the bell with nematocyst warts. As a result, it was reclassified to the genus Morbakka due to its distinctively shaped rhopaliar horns which resemble rabbit ears. Because of its painful stings, M. virulenta has been nicknamed Hikurage, which is “fire jellyfish” in Japanese.

References

  1. 1 2 Allen G. Collins (2010). "Morbakka". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved May 27, 2015.