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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

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6

Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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