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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
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

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
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
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

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

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