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Cassiopea andromeda (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) in the subtropical eastern Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2024

Sonia K. M. Gueroun Open the ORCID record for Sonia K. M. Gueroun [Opens in a new window] ,
Carlos J. Moura Open the ORCID record for Carlos J. Moura [Opens in a new window] ,
Eduardo Almansa  and
Alejandro Escánez
Sonia K. M. Gueroun*
Affiliation:
MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Agencia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Edif. Madeira Tecnopolo, Piso 2, Caminho da penteada, Funchal 9020-105, Madeira, Portugal Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
Carlos J. Moura
Affiliation:
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Eduardo Almansa
Affiliation:
Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), CSIC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Alejandro Escánez
Affiliation:
MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, Agencia Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Edif. Madeira Tecnopolo, Piso 2, Caminho da penteada, Funchal 9020-105, Madeira, Portugal Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Edificio de Ciencias Experimentais, Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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Corresponding author: Sonia K. M. Gueroun; Email: sonia.gueroun@mare.arditi.pt
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Abstract

This study provides the first records of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) in the eastern Atlantic supported by molecular analysis. Specimens were observed, recorded, and sampled in an inland aquaculture facility in September 2023 in Tenerife Island (Canary Islands). This new record officially demonstrates the geographical expansion of C. andromeda, and the introduction of a new potential invasive species in the Macaronesia oceanic island system.

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aquaculture tanksDNA barcodingjellyfishMacaronesianon-indigenous species (NIS)range expansion16S (large subunit ribosomal RNA gene)

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e92
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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