Malo filipina [Malo filipina]
Description
Malo filipina, or the Philippine box jellyfish, is a small, highly venomous species. It is typically only a few centimeters in diameter, but its tentacles can be up to a meter in length. It is found in the waters off the coast of the Philippines, and its venom can cause severe pain, heart failure, and even death in humans.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and Relatives
Cnidaria
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|---|---|
| Class |
Box Jellyfish and Sea Wasps
Cubozoa
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| Order |
Box jellyfishes
Carybdeida
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| Family |
Alatinidae
Alatinidae
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| Genus |
Malo
Malo
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