The species was discovered in Hong Kong and is in the same family as the Australian box jellyfish, which is the most venomous marine animal in the world.
The findings of the research, led by a team from Hong Kong Baptist University, were published in the international academic journal“We named the new species Tripedalia maipoensis to reflect its type locality — where the new species was first found,” explained Qiu Jianwen, a professor in the Department of Biology at HKBU.
Researchers from wildlife organizations WWF Hong Kong and Ocean Park Hong Kong, as well as the University of Manchester, collected samples from a brackish water shrimp pond in the nature reserve over the summer months between 2020 to 2022.Professor Qiu Jianwen led the research.
Qiu said the discovery of Tripedalia maipoensis in Hong Kong highlights the “rich diversity of marine life” in Hong Kong and China.
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