| Specimen ID | 163804 |
| Group | Coelenterates-Scyphozoan |
| Genus | Phyllorhiza |
| Species | punctata |
| Common Name | Australian spotted jellyfish |
| State | MS |
| Locality | Gulf of Mexico (coastal waters) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Mississippi Coastal |
| HUC8 Number | 03170009 |
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| Collection Year | 2000 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 14259 |
| Author: | Graham, W.M., D.L. Martin, D.L. Felder, V.L. Asper, and H.M. Perry |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Title: | Ecological and economic implications of a tropical jellyfish invader in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 53-69 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14261 |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Title: | A time-line of the Phyllorhiza punctata occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico. |
| Journal: | Dauphin Island Sea Lab website |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 14262 |
| Author: | Perry, H.M., T. Van Devender, W. Graham, D. Johnson, K. Larsen, and C. Trigg |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Title: | Diaphanous denizens from down under: first occurrence of Phyllorhiza punctata in Mississippi coastal waters |
| Publisher: | Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute |
| Issue: | November 6-10, 2000 |
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| Comments | Collections were made for size distribution analysis, reproductive studies, assessment of zooxanthellae, gut content analysis, and carbon and nitrogen content. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Dr. Monty Graham |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
