WoRMS taxon details
Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014
814801 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:814801)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Gershwin, L-A. (2014). Two new species of box jellies (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from the central coast of Western Australia, both presumed to cause Irukandji syndrome. <i>Records of the Western Australian Museum</i>. 29: 10-19., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285041298_Two_new_species_of_box_jellies_Cnidaria_Cubozoa_Carybdeida_from_the_central_coast_of_Western_Australia_both_presumed_to_cause_Irukandji_syndrome [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype WAM Z27970, verbatimGeounit 5 nm west of Cape...
, Type locality contained in Dirk Hartog Island
Holotype WAM Z27970, verbatimGeounit 5 nm west of Cape In... [details]
type locality contained in Dirk Hartog Island [details]
Etymology The species name, gigas, is in reference to the enormous size of this species.
Etymology The species name, gigas, is in reference to the enormous size of this species. [details]
Collins, A.G. (2025). World List of Cubozoa. Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=814801 on 2025-01-13
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Gershwin, L-A. (2014). Two new species of box jellies (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from the central coast of Western Australia, both presumed to cause Irukandji syndrome. <i>Records of the Western Australian Museum</i>. 29: 10-19., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285041298_Two_new_species_of_box_jellies_Cnidaria_Cubozoa_Carybdeida_from_the_central_coast_of_Western_Australia_both_presumed_to_cause_Irukandji_syndrome [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype WAM Z27970, verbatimGeounit 5 nm west of Cape In... [details]
Unreviewed
Etymology The species name, gigas, is in reference to the enormous size of this species. [details]
