[1] Found off the north-west coast of Western Australia, the species is able to deliver an extremely deadly sting which can cause the victim to experience the Irukandji syndrome which can cause pain, nausea, vomiting and in some rare instances stroke or heart failure.

[1][2] About the length of a person's arm, the species is unique because Irukandji jellyfish are usually the size of a finger nail.

[3] It was named after the marine biologist John Keesing, who captured one near Shark Bay in 2013.

[2] This and another new species bring the total number of jellyfish known to cause Irukandji syndrome worldwide up to 16, four them coming from Western Australia.

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