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dc.contributor.authorSucharitakul, Phuping
dc.contributor.authorChomdej, Siriwadee
dc.contributor.authorAchalawitkun, Thunyaporn
dc.contributor.authorAongsara, Supaporn
dc.contributor.authorArsiranant, Isara
dc.contributor.authorPaiphongpheaw, Phanit
dc.contributor.authorChanachon, Krittaya
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-10T23:56:35Z
dc.date.available2019-07-10T23:56:35Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1867-1616
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12526-018-0887-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/386256
dc.description.abstractNumerous severe and fatal cases of jellyfish stings have been reported from the Gulf of Thailand, and chirodropid box jellyfish have been suspected to be responsible for them. Despite the severity of these envenomations, only a few studies have been conducted on the jellyfish in this region. In order to establish a chirodropid database in Thailand, marine biologists and officers from four Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Centers set out to investigate the distribution patterns of chirodropids across 15 provinces along the Gulf of Thailand from November 2009 to February 2016. More than 1500 chirodropid individuals representing three species, Chironex indrasaksajiae, Chironex sp., and Chiropsoides buitendijki, were documented. The season when the highest numbers of chirodropids were found was July to September. Specimens of Chironex spp. were only collected from Surat Thani province (9° N from the equator) and northward, whereas specimens of Chiropsoides biutendijki exhibited a broader distribution but were less numerous than Chironex spp. north of 9° N. When combining life-threatening and fatal cases with the distribution patterns of chirodropids, the severe and fatal cases took place only in the area where Chironex spp. appear. The locality where most chirodropids were collected was Surat Thani province, one of the most important touristic destinations in Thailand.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSPRINGER HEIDELBERG
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1247
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1252
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMARINE BIODIVERSITY
dc.relation.ispartofvolume49
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode37
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.titleChirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSucharitakul, Phuping


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