Habu jellyfish

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• The bell is box-shaped.1
• Adults have a smooth bell. Juveniles have a warty bell.1
• Typical adults are about 60 mm tall. The largest recorded bell is about 110 mm tall.1
• Four short stalks, called pedalia, each carry tentacles. On average each stalk has seven tentacles, with up to nine.1
• The nematocyst threads, the stinging parts of the tentacles, are lavender.1

Հաճախ շփոթում են՝ It was once thought to be the same species as Chiropsalmus quadrigatus, found in Malaysia. That name is no longer recognised as a separate species. It is also closely related to Chironex fleckeri, but it is much smaller, with fewer tentacles on average.1