Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1617527
GroupCoelenterates-Scyphozoan
GenusPhyllorhiza
Speciespunctata
Common NameAustralian spotted jellyfish
StatePR
CountyMayaguez
LocalityMayaguez Harbor, Puerto Rico
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCulebrinas-Guanajibo
HUC8 Number21010003
HUC10 NameRio Guanajibo Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000305
HUC12 NameCoastal Watersheds North and South of Rio Guanajibo mouth
HUC12 Number210100030500
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1975
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping hull fouling | shipping ballast water | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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