WoRMS taxon details
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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. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype WAM Z27970, verbatimGeounit 5 nm west of Cape In... [details]
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Etymology The species name, gigas, is in reference to the enormous size of this species. [details]
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