The genus <i>Chiropsoides</i> (Chirodropida: Chiropsalmidae) from the Andaman Sea, Thai waters

AUNGTONYA Charatsee; XIAO Jie; ZHANG Xuelei; WUTTHITUNTISIL Nattanon

doi:10.1007/s13131-018-1311-4

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AUNGTONYA Charatsee, XIAO Jie, ZHANG Xuelei, WUTTHITUNTISIL Nattanon. The genus Chiropsoides (Chirodropida: Chiropsalmidae) from the Andaman Sea, Thai waters[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(10): 119-125. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1311-4

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AUNGTONYA Charatsee, XIAO Jie, ZHANG Xuelei, WUTTHITUNTISIL Nattanon. The genus Chiropsoides (Chirodropida: Chiropsalmidae) from the Andaman Sea, Thai waters[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018, 37(10): 119-125. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1311-4

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The genus Chiropsoides (Chirodropida: Chiropsalmidae) from the Andaman Sea, Thai waters

doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1311-4

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Phuket Marine Biological Center, Phuket 83000, Thailand
2.
The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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Animal Systematics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Received Date: 2017-09-19

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Abstract

Box jellyfish Chiropsoides buitendijki from the coastal zone along the Andaman Sea, southwestern Thailand are characterized by a box-shaped body with unilateral branched tentacles and lack of interradial furrows. Tentacular banding was first reported in the present study with 1–3–2–3–2–3–2–3–1 patterns (1–major band, 2–thicker minor band and 3–thinner minor band). The DNA sequences of 18 S ribosomal RNA genes indicated that the specimen examined were genetically similar to C. buitendijki that was previously identified from the Nam Bor Bay, Phuket, Thailand, and distinct to the other known taxa in the order Chirodropida. In addition, a significant genetic divergence based on 16S mitochondrial gene was observed within the C. buitendijki samples. This indicates a population genetic differentiation but needs further confirmation.
- Chiropsoides,
- Cubozoa,
- Andaman Sea,
- jellyfish,
- tentacular banding

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