First record of the tropical scyphomedusa Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Cnidaria: Rhizostomeae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-394

  Abed Navandi, Daniel ^a   Kikinger, Reinhard ^b  

^a Haus des Meeres Aqua Terra Zoo   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Central mediterranean; Invasive species; Jellyfish; Neobiota; Tropicalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449091670     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.7     Document Type: Article

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