Specimen ID | 1713744 |
Group | Coelenterates-Scyphozoan |
Genus | Phyllorhiza |
Species | punctata |
Common Name | Australian spotted jellyfish |
State | TX |
County | Kleberg |
Locality | North Beach of Padre Island National Seashore |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | North Laguna Madre |
HUC8 Number | 12110203 |
HUC10 Name | Upper Laguna Madre |
HUC10 Number | 1211020301 |
HUC12 Name | Upper Laguna Madre |
HUC12 Number | 121102030100 |
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Collection Day | 30 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2023 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | hitch hiker |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 41930 |
Author: | Padre Island National Seashore |
Date: | 2023 |
Title: | Asutralian Spoted Jellyfish |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 41931 |
Author: | Willetts, M. |
Date: | 2023 |
Title: | ‘Not-so-welcome’ creature washes up on Texas beach. It may have sneaked over on ship
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Publisher: | Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Reference 3 |
Ref. Number: | 41942 |
Author: | Galvan, J.E. |
Date: | 2023 |
Title: | Invasive species from down under washes up on Texas beach |
Publisher: | KHOU 11 |
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Comments | Found washed up on beach. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | National Park Service |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 1 |