Occurrence record: Gigas-27

Human observation of Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014 recorded on 2017-04-02
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Data partner Ocean Biodiversity Information System
Data resource Sightings and strandings of the large, rarely observed jellyfish; Keesingia gigas Gershwin, 2014 (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida: Alatinidae) in north-western Australia
Institution code Supplied institution code "CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere"
Occurrence ID Gigas-27
Record type Human observation
Supplied basis "HumanObservation"
Collector Tourism industry staff
License CC-BY-NC
Presence/Absence ABSENT
Supplied as absent
Organism quantity 0.0
Supplied as 0
Organism quantity type individuals
Bibliographic citation Keesing, John; Gershwin, Lisa; Slawinski, Dirk. Strandings of rare giant irukandji sea jelly; Keesingia gigas Gershwin 2014 (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida: Alatinidae). Plankton and Benthos Research. 2020; 15(2):156-167. https://doi.org/10.3800/pbr.15.156
Occurrence remarks Dedicated search of beaches at Oyster Stacks, Lakeside and Osprey Bay

Event

Occurrence date 2017-04-02
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Keesingia gigas
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Cubozoa
Order Carybdeida
Family Alatinidae
Genus Keesingia
Species Keesingia gigas
Scientific name ID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:814801
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Gershwin, 2014
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
Locality Oyster Stacks, Osprey Bay and Lakeside
Minimum depth in metres 0
Maximum depth in metres 0
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 200.0
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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