Crambione cookii Mayer, 1910:677
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Crambione cooki Mayer, 1910:677
Conservation Status
Last record: 1910 or before (Mayer, 1910; Gershwin et al., 2010:97)
Rediscovered in: summer 1999-2000 by Puk Scivyer (photo) (Gershwin et al., 2010:97); 15 November 2013 by Puk Scivyer (live specimen) (QM G333723QM G333723)
The apparent rarity of the species (Gershwin et al., 2010) has decreased greatly since media reports of its rediscovery, prompting the public to come forward with their own encounters with the species (Silva, 2013). This emphasises the importance of the public as potential recordists of putatively rare wildlife, allowing us to filter out such under-recorded taxa and thus help identify those taxa that are truly rare.
Distribution & Habitat
Queensland, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
QM G333723 (collected 15 November 2013)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mayer, Alfred Gainsborough. (1910). Medusae of the World. Vol. 1 and 2, the Hydromedusae. Vol. 3, The Scyphomedusae. Carnegie Institution: Washington, D.C. 735 pp, 76 pls. [677]
Other references:
Collins, A. G. and Morandini, A. C. (2024). World List of Scyphozoa. Crambione cooki Mayer, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289723 on 2024-03-07
Crew, Bec. (2014, February 10). Move Over, Snotty: Australian Jellyfish Crambione Cookii Filmed for the First Time. Scientific American, 10 February 2014. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/move-over-snotty-australian-jellyfish-crambione-cookii-filmed-for-the-first-time/ [Accessed 25 May 2025]
Gershwin, L., Zeidler, W. and Davie, P. J. F. (2010). Medusae (Cnidaria) of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In: Davie, P. J. F. and Phillips, J. A. (eds.). Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, the Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3): 47-108. [automatic download]
Jarms, G. and Morandini, A. C. (2019). World Atlas of Jellyfish. Dölling und Galitz Verlag, 816p. [pp. 594-595]
Kitamura, Minoru and Omori, Makoto. (2010). Synopsis of edible jellyfishes collected from Southeast Asia, with notes on jellyfish fisheries. Plankton and Benthos Research 5(3): 106-118.
Kramp, P. L. (1970). Zoogeographical studies on Rhizostomeae (Scyphozoa). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 133: 7-30.
Silva, Kristian. (2013, November 26). Public comes forward with own 'Cookii Monster' tales. Sydney Morning Herald (news). https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/public-comes-forward-with-own-cookii-monster-tales-20131125-2y6bw.html [Accessed 25 May 2025]
Stiasny, G. (1921). Studien über Rhizostomeen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna des malayischen Archipels nebst einer Revision des Systems. Capita Zool Deel I (2): pp. viii179.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambione_cooki
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/17609/crambione-cookii
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/112999-rarest-jellyfish