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Rhopilema nomadica

Galil, 1990
Cnidaria » Rhizostomeae » Rhizostomatidae » Rhopilema nomadica
Rhopilema nomadica
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Common name (English)
Nomad jellyfish
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Aegean Sea 692 2; Aegean Sea 65481 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 843 3; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 36868 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1995
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=232032
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
Other notes

1st Med record: 1976

1st Med country: Israel

References

Galil BS (2006) The marine caravan – the Suez Canal and the Erythrean invasion. p. 207-300. In: Bridging divides: maritime canals as invasion corridors, S. Gollasch, B.S. Galil, & A.N. Cohen (Eds) (Monographiae Biologicae 83), Berlin, Springer Verlag.

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

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

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