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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