WoRMS taxon details
Carybdea confusa Straehler-Pohl, Matsumoto & Acevedo, 2017
994784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994784)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Straehler-Pohl, I.; Matsumoto, G. I.; Acevedo, M. J. (2017). Recognition of the Californian cubozoan population as a new species—<i>Carybdea confusa</i> n. sp. (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Carybdeida). <em>Plankton and Benthos Research.</em> 12(2): 129-138., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/12/2/12_P120206/_article/-char/ja/ [details] Available for editors 
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Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The...
Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The species had been confused with three other species (i.e. C. rastonii, C. arborifera and C. marsupialis) and caused a lot of discussion in the scientific literature. [details]
Collins, A.G. (2024). World List of Cubozoa. Carybdea confusa Straehler-Pohl, Matsumoto & Acevedo, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994784 on 2024-04-26
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Straehler-Pohl, I.; Matsumoto, G. I.; Acevedo, M. J. (2017). Recognition of the Californian cubozoan population as a new species—<i>Carybdea confusa</i> n. sp. (Cnidaria, Cubozoa, Carybdeida). <em>Plankton and Benthos Research.</em> 12(2): 129-138., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pbr/12/2/12_P120206/_article/-char/ja/ [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Confusa (Latin=confused, mixed up) because it caused so much taxonomic confusion in the last century. The species had been confused with three other species (i.e. C. rastonii, C. arborifera and C. marsupialis) and caused a lot of discussion in the scientific literature. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Californian box jelly | [details] |
Notes on distribution and other information (under name of Carybdea marsupialis) Note: Excellent photo and Notes on distribution and other information (under name of Carybdea marsupialis)
