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According to this post, What Does A Box Jellyfish Look Like? ....
In addition, the text book, Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals, A Medical & Biological Handbook, ISBN 0 86840 279 6, describes Morbakka types as "fire jelly" (p. 244) producing "Irukandji-like' reactions from these carbydeids, including low back pain, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache and a "feeling of doom"....
Hence, the literature at hand on Morbakka describes the creatures as quite dangerous, associated with large carybdeid stings and "Irukandji-like" reactions.
Acknowledgment: I would like to thank Dr. Kamonsak Tangchai, Diving Medical Officer, Naval Medical Department, Royal Thai Navy, for recently introducing me to this excellent text, Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals.
There are 2 types of Cubozoans being Carybdeid (single tentacle Box Jellyfish - Morbakka, Irukanji etc) and Chirodropid (multi tentacle Box Jellyfish - Chironex, Chiropsalmus etc) with both types very present in Thai waters and both packing a seriously nasty sting.
In addition, the text book, Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals, A Medical & Biological Handbook, ISBN 0 86840 279 6, describes Morbakka types as "fire jelly" (p. 244) producing "Irukandji-like' reactions from these carbydeids, including low back pain, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, headache and a "feeling of doom"....
Hence, the literature at hand on Morbakka describes the creatures as quite dangerous, associated with large carybdeid stings and "Irukandji-like" reactions.
Acknowledgment: I would like to thank Dr. Kamonsak Tangchai, Diving Medical Officer, Naval Medical Department, Royal Thai Navy, for recently introducing me to this excellent text, Venomous & Poisonous Marine Animals.
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