Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand

© 2018 Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Numerous 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 sev...

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Main Authors: Phuping Sucharitakul, Siriwadee Chomdej, Thunyaporn Achalawitkun, Supaporn Aongsara, Isara Arsiranant, Phanit Paiphongpheaw, Krittaya Chanachon
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-580392018-09-05T04:27:11Z Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand Phuping Sucharitakul Siriwadee Chomdej Thunyaporn Achalawitkun Supaporn Aongsara Isara Arsiranant Phanit Paiphongpheaw Krittaya Chanachon Agricultural and Biological Sciences Earth and Planetary Sciences © 2018 Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Numerous 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. 2018-09-05T04:19:18Z 2018-09-05T04:19:18Z 2018-06-14 Journal 18671624 18671616 2-s2.0-85048486005 10.1007/s12526-018-0887-4 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85048486005&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58039
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Earth and Planetary Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Phuping Sucharitakul
Siriwadee Chomdej
Thunyaporn Achalawitkun
Supaporn Aongsara
Isara Arsiranant
Phanit Paiphongpheaw
Krittaya Chanachon
Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
description © 2018 Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Numerous 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.
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author Phuping Sucharitakul
Siriwadee Chomdej
Thunyaporn Achalawitkun
Supaporn Aongsara
Isara Arsiranant
Phanit Paiphongpheaw
Krittaya Chanachon
author_facet Phuping Sucharitakul
Siriwadee Chomdej
Thunyaporn Achalawitkun
Supaporn Aongsara
Isara Arsiranant
Phanit Paiphongpheaw
Krittaya Chanachon
author_sort Phuping Sucharitakul
title Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
title_short Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
title_full Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
title_fullStr Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Chirodropid box jellyfish in the Gulf of Thailand
title_sort chirodropid box jellyfish in the gulf of thailand
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