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Cassiopea sp. 3 (Holland et al., 2004)<br />

Taxon: Scyphozoan<br />

Kingdom: Animalia<br />

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria<br />

Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Scyphozoa<br />

Subclass: Discomedusae Infraclass: Superorder:<br />

Order: Rhizostomeae Suborder: Kolpophorae Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Cassiopeidae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Cassiopea sp. (Carlton and Eldredge, 2009) Synonym<br />

Type Locality: Hawaii, <strong>US</strong>A and Papua New Guinea<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

Date 1st record:<br />

Loc 1st record:<br />

Established:<br />

NWP<br />

Taxonomic Author: Holland et al., 2004<br />

Hawaii<br />

2000<br />

Oahu, Hawaii<br />

Yes<br />

Species ID: 170099<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 11:21:59 PM<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH X MS AF ID RE AP REC SF HR O<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA IR<br />

A P<br />

X X<br />

AO PO<br />

Comments: Based on molecular evidence, Holland et al. (2004) concluded that Cassiopea sp. 3 is one of two Cassiopea<br />

to have invaded Hawaii. It is also found in Papua New Guinea; and Carlton and Eldredge (2009) consider it native to<br />

the Indo-Pacific.<br />

400<br />

NEP

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