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New species of box jellyfish discovered in Hong Kong

The new species of box jelly fish, Tripedalia maipoensis, has tentacles up to 10cm long.  (Supplied: Hong Kong Baptist University)

A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city's Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China's waters.

Baptist University (HKBU) together with WWF-Hong Kong, Ocean Park Hong Kong and University of Manchester said on Tuesday that the team collected jellyfish samples from a brackish shrimp pond over 2020-2022 and found they contained a new species. 

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