First records of Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Mastigiidae) from Nagasaki and Kagoshima Prefectures, Japan

By

Takauchi, Satsuki
Miyake, Hiroshi
Watabe, Mai
Akiyama, Hisashi
Chikuchishin, Mitsuko

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-9-19

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1046--1053

Subjects

expansion of distribution , invasion , jellyfish , Medusa , new records

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.5.1046

 

Abstract

Phylllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 originates from Australia and Coral Triangle, but its occurrence has been reported in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, so it is necessary to better understand its geographic range. Two specimens were collected in Nagasaki and Kagoshima Prefectures, Japan, and morphological and molecular studies suggest that they are P. punctata. These are the first records of the species in Japan, and it is possible that individuals have been transported to Japan by the Kuroshio Current.