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Cassiopea andromeda

(Forsskål, 1775)
Cnidaria » Rhizostomeae » Cassiopeidae » Cassiopea andromeda
Common name (English)
Upside-down jellyfish
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Aegean Sea 692 2; Aegean Sea 65481 0; Cypriote Exclusive Economic Zone 763 3; Cypriote Exclusive Economic Zone 65217 0; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone 9224 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; North Pacific Ocean 681 2; North Pacific Ocean 379 0; South Pacific Ocean 693 2; South Pacific Ocean 344 0; Turkey 554 1; Turkey 331 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0; United States Exclusive Economic Zone (Hawaii) 4462 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Invasive

First detection year
1903
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135295
Pathway
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

1st Med record: 1903

1st Med country: Cyprus

References

Maas O (1903) Die Scyphomedusen der Siboga Expedition. Siboga Exped. 1901. 11(9): 1-91 + 12 pls.

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2):109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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