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Two medusaenew to the coast of California: Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758), a cubomedusa and Phyllorhizapunctata von Lendenfeld, 1884, a rhizostome scyphomedusa
| Title: | Two medusaenew to the coast of California: Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758), a cubomedusa and Phyllorhizapunctata von Lendenfeld, 1884, a rhizostome scyphomedusa. |
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| Name(s): |
Larson, R. J. Arneson, A. C. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1990 | |
| Publisher: | Southern California Academy of Sciences. | |
| Place of Publication: | Los Angeles, CA | |
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| Extent: | 8 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007203 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
The cubomedusa Carybdea marsupialis and the rhizostorne scyphomedusaPhyllorhiza punctata are reported from waters of California and the easternPacific for the first time. Previously, C. marsupialis was only known from theAtlantic Ocean. It apparently is native to this area but was confused with Carybdearastoni which is known from Hawaii and the central and western Pacific. P.punctata was recently found in San Diego Bay, previously it was known in thePacific from Hawaii and the tropical Indo-Pacific. Its recent appearance in Californiawas probably due to transport of polyps on the hulls of ships. A synopsisof cubomedusae and scyphomedusae from the waters of California is presented; a total of 19 species are known. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 739 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Larson, R. J., & Arneson, A. C. (1990). Two medusae new to the coast of California: Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758), a cubomedusa and Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884, a rhizostome scyphomedusa. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, 89(3), 130-136. |
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| Subject(s): |
California Medusae Cubomedusae Phyllorhiza punctata Australian spotted jellyfish |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007203 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
