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Blackfordia virginica

Schwarzmeer-Qualle(+2)·Mayer, 1910

GBIF:155441467

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

Characteristics

Extant

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(53)

North Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

Gulf of Mexico

Russia

introduced

Virginian

Mediterranean Sea

European Marine Waters

Atlantic Ocean

introduced

Black Sea

introduced

Caspian Sea

introduced

Caspian Sea

introduced

China

introduced

Argentinian part of the Rio de La Plata(AR)

introduced

Argentinian part of the Rio de La Plata(AR)

introduced

Bulgarian part of the Black Sea(BG)

introduced

Bulgarian Exclusive Economic Zone(BG)

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean(BR)

introduced

Chinese part of the South China Sea(CN)

introduced

Spanish part of the North Atlantic Ocean(ES)

introduced

French part of the Bay of Biscay(FR)

introduced

French part of the Bay of Biscay(FR)

introduced

Indian part of the Arabian Sea(IN)

introduced

Indian part of the Bay of Bengal(IN)

introduced

Indian part of the Laccadive Sea(IN)

introduced

Indian part of the Arabian Sea(IN)

introduced

Indian part of the Laccadive Sea(IN)

introduced

Indian part of the Bay of Bengal(IN)

introduced

Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean(MX)

introduced

Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean(MX)

introduced

Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico(MX)

introduced

Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean(PT)

introduced

Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean(PT)

introduced

Overlapping claim Ukraine: Ukraine / Russia(UA)

introduced

Overlapping claim Ukraine: Ukraine / Russia(UA)

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the Gulf of Mexico(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

United States part of the North Pacific Ocean(US)

introduced

Uruguayan part of the South Atlantic Ocean(UY)

introduced

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 3 languages.

Schwarzmeer-Qualledeublack Sea jellyfishengマメヨドクラゲjpn

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 3 languages.

Schwarzmeer-Qualle

deu

Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

black Sea jellyfish

eng

Source: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

マメヨドクラゲ

jpn

Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaCnidariaMedusozoaHydrozoaHydroidolinaLeptothecataBlackfordiidaeBlackfordiaBlackfordia virginica

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Cnidaria30,396

SUB

Medusozoa5,991

Hydrozoa5,373

SUB

Hydroidolina5,025

Leptothecata2,676

Blackfordiidae3

Blackfordia2

Blackfordia virginica

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 61 proteins)

NCBI:txid47071

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(1)

Blackfordia manhattensisMayer, 1910

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CITATIONS

References(8)

Faasse M., Melchers M. (2014). The exotic jellyfish Blackfordia virginica introduced into the Netherlands (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen. 43: 103-109.

additional source

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

additional source

Mayer, A. G. 1910. Medusae of the world. Hydromedusae, Vols. I & II. Scyphomedusae, Vol III. Carnegie Institution, Washington. pp. 735, plates 1-76.

original description

Mills, C.; Rees, J. T. (2000). New observations and corrections concerning the trio of invasive hydromedusae Maeotias marginata (=M. inexpectata), Blackfordia virginica, and Moreisia sp. in the San Francisco Estuary. Scientia Marina. 64: 151-155.

redescription

Moore, S. J. (1987) Redescription of the leptomedusan Blackfordia virginica, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 67: 287-291

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Species Profile

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Geographic Distribution(53)

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Vernacular Names

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External Identifiers(1)

Synonyms(1)

Occurrences with images

References(8)