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Phyllorhiza punctata

von Lendenfeld, 1884
Cnidaria » Rhizostomeae » Mastigiidae » Phyllorhiza punctata
Common name (English)
Australian spotted jellyfish
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2022
Impacts
Unknown

Possible impacts to fisheries (i.e. clogging nets) and the ecosystem (i.e. large clearance rates of zooplankton) (Kaminas et al. 2022)

Online resource
https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135298
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
References

Kaminas A, ShokourosOskarsson M, Minasidis V, Langeneck J, Kleitou P, Tiralongo F, Crocetta F (2022) Filling gaps via citizen science: Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Mastigiidae) in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea). BioInvasions Records 11(3): 667–675.  https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.3.09

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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