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Experiments with the nematocysts of Carybdea rastoni (“Jimble”)
Author(s) -
Fenner Peter J.,
Williamson John
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1987.tb133433.x
Subject(s) - citation , classics , humanities , library science , philosophy , art , computer science
To the Editor: It has previously been shown that when vinegar (4-6% acetic acid in water) is poured on a fresh sting for a minimum of 30 seconds, it is effective in deactivating the nematocysts of the deadly Chironex fleckeri (north Australian box jellyfish) and other cubomedusans, including Chiropsalmus quadrigatus (the north Australian variety), the "Morbakka", and Carukia barnesi (the "lrukandji"). Turner et al also found it to be effective in the deactivation of the nematocysts of Physalia physalis (the "blue-bottle").