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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/21108| Title: | First record of Cassiopea andromeda (Scyphozoa : Rhizostomeae : Cassiopeidae) from the Central Mediterranean Sea |
| Authors: | Schembri, Patrick J. Deidun, Alan Vella, Patrick J. |
| Keywords: | Introduced organisms -- Malta Cnidaria -- Malta Scyphozoa -- Malta Rhizostomeae -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC) |
| Citation: | Schembri, P. J., Deidun, A., & Vella, P. J. (2010). First record of Cassiopea andromeda (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Cassiopeidae) from the Central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records, 3, 1-2. |
| Abstract: | The occurrence of the scyphozoan Cassiopea andromeda is reported from the Maltese Islands, where a sizable aggregation was found in Marsamxett Harbour. This is the first record of this circumtropical species from the central Mediterranean Sea, hitherto known from the Levantine and Aegean basins. It is suggested that the most likely vector responsible for transporting this species to the Maltese Islands is shipping. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/21108 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
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