Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Mastigiidae) reappeared off the Mediterranean coast of Israel

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-483

  Galil, Bella S ^a   Shoval, Limor ^a   Goren, Menachem ^b  

^a ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alien; Israel; Jellyfish; Mastigiidae; Mediterranean; Phyllorhiza punctata

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052916203     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2009.4.3.6     Document Type: Article

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