Carybdea rastoni

3 Box Jellyfish at Mossy Point, NSW

Carybdea rastoni at Mossy Point, NSW - 2 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Carybdea rastoni 4 Jan 2022 Jennyncmg
Unidentified 3 Jan 2022 PeterA

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2 comments

Jennyncmg wrote:
   4 Jan 2022
The sting is not deadly with this box jellyfish ( the southern jimble) but Edgar says it can be very painful if you are stung on sensitive areas such as the lips
PeterA wrote:
   4 Jan 2022
Thanks, Jenny!

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Additional information

  • less than 1m Depth of sighting

Species information

  • Carybdea rastoni Scientific name
  • Box Jellyfish Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 2.43m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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