Subclass Discomedusae Rank Species | Order Rhizostomae Genus Rhopilema Higher classification Rhopilema | |
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Similar Rhopilema, Scyphozoa, Cnidaria, Rhizostomae, Cassiopea andromeda | ||
Nomadic jellyfish rhopilema nomadica in mediterranean ms zenobia wreck cyprus
Rhopilema nomadica, the nomad jellyfish, is a jellyfish indigenous to tropical warm waters of Indian and Pacific Oceans. Since 1970's it has been also found in Mediterranean Sea, where it entered via the Suez Canal. It has been found in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Israel, Turkey and in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. R. nomadica's body is light blue and the bell is rounded. It can grow up to 10 kg of weight, and its bell is commonly 40–60 cm in diameter, but can be up to 90 cm. European Union lists it as one of the worst invasive marine species in European waters.
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- Nomadic jellyfish rhopilema nomadica in mediterranean ms zenobia wreck cyprus
- Effects to humans
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Effects to humans
R. nomadica can cause very painful injuries to humans, since it has vermicular filaments, which are covered in venomous stinging cells, in the mouth arms.
References
Rhopilema nomadica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA