Habu jellyfish

Como reconhecer

• 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

Muitas vezes confundido com: 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