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The Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)
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Irukandji and Chironex fleckeri jellyfish envenomation in tropical Australia
To compare the temporal distribution of Irukandji and Chironex fleckeri stings, the demographics of victims, the prevailing physical conditions at the time of a sting, and the prevalence of unsuitable first aid strategies.Retrospective assessment of 478 Chironex and 544 Irukandji stings in Queensland and the Northern Territory of Australia.Adolescent ...
P J, Fenner, S L, Harrison
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Cubozoan (Chironex fleckeri or Alatina moseri) venom elicits potassium and hemoglobin release.
1 U/mL/% Chironex fleckeri venom-exposed whole blood time course of plasma potassium (open circles), 1 U/mL% Alatina moseri venom (open triangles) and hemoglobin release in whole blood exposed to 1 U/mL/% Chironex fleckeri venom (closed circles), or 1 U ...
Ralph V. Shohet (143370) +1 more
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Cubozoans are well known for their attraction to light and light-colored objects. Two highly venomous types are a public safety concern in Australian waters and elsewhere: Chironex fleckeri, long considered the world's deadliest animal and colloquially ...
Gershwin, Lisa-ann +3 more
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Representative ECG and ECHO recording of Chironex fleckeri venom-injected mouse.
Preinjection (A) recording is shown together with 90 sec (B), 135 sec (C), 225 sec (D), 390 sec (E), 525 sec (F), 660 sec (G) and 840 sec (H) recording after injection with 25 U/mL/% Chironex fleckeri venom.
Ralph V. Shohet (143370) +1 more
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Cytokine Storm Induction Linked to Multi‐Organ Failure in Fatal Jellyfish Stings
N. nomurai is the most important injurious species in the coastal area of China. Model construction, omics analysis, mechanism exploration, and intervention measures of N. nomurai envenomation are performed in the current study, and it suggested that cytokine storm played an important role in pathogenesis.
Yichao Wang +15 more
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Proximal view of Chironex fleckeri rhopalium showing location and orientation of statolith (inset) and proximal, oral and lateral face silhouettes of a single random example statolith for 12 cubozoan species.
Christopher J. Mooney (3169005) +1 more
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This paper details the development and validation of a highly sensitive and specific quantitative PCR assay to detect and monitor Malo bella, a venomous Irukandji jellyfish species. Using targeted primers and a TaqMan MGB probe, the assay effectively detects M. bella environmental DNA in water samples.
Jessica K. Strickland +4 more
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Background The phyla Cnidaria, Placozoa, Ctenophora, and Porifera emerged before the split of proto- and deuterostome animals, about 600 million years ago.
Sofie K. D. Nielsen +4 more
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Nematocyst ratio and prey in two Australian cubomedusans, Chironex fleckeri and Chiropsalmus sp
This study examined differences in the nematocyst ratios between two species of Australian cubozoans. In Chiropsalmus sp., a species that feeds exclusively on shrimp, no changes in the ratio of the three groups of nematocyst present in the cnidome were ...
Seymour, J. +2 more
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