Specimen Information

Phyllorhiza punctata
Phyllorhiza punctata
(Australian spotted jellyfish)
Coelenterates-Scyphozoan
Exotic

Specimen ID1617526
GroupCoelenterates-Scyphozoan
GenusPhyllorhiza
Speciespunctata
Common NameAustralian spotted jellyfish
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalitySan Diego Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Diego
HUC8 Number18070304
HUC10 NameSan Diego Bay
HUC10 Number1807030412
HUC12 NameSan Diego Bay
HUC12 Number180703041202
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling | shipping ballast water | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33645
Author:Larson, R.J., and A.C. Arneson
Date:1990
Title:Two medusae new to hte coast of Claifornia: Carybdea marsupialis (Linnaeus, 1758), a Cubomeduca and Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884, a Rhizostome Scyphomedusa
Journal:Bulletin of Southern California Academy of Science
Volume:89
Issue:3
Pages:130-136
CommentsSeveral specimens observed by author
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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