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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 148000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Carukiidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 148 Carukiidae (box jellyfish) - show full list Common Name: box jellyfish Organism Type: a box jellyfish Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Child Codes: 11 148903     Carukia spp. 11 148901     Gerongia spp. 11 148904     Malo spp. 11 148902     Morbakka spp.

Taxon Notes:	Members of this family were previously included within the Carybdeidae and Tamoyidae, see Bentlage et al, 2010. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:30cedf16-ffce-46cd-be48-b4296973f32b Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Bentlage, B., Cartwright, P., Yanagihara, A.A., Lewis, C., Richards, G.S., Collins, A.G., 2010. Evolution of box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa), a group of highly toxic invertebrates., Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Vol. 277: 493-501.