Distribution extension of mangrove box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora along the eastern Arabian Sea

Viswambharan, Divya and Saravanan, Raju and Rohit, Prathibha and Mohan, Smruthu and Sasikumar, Geetha (2022) Distribution extension of mangrove box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora along the eastern Arabian Sea. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 253. pp. 33-34. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

A regular microplankton sampling in the estuarine stretches of Udyavara in Karnataka, has revealed the presence of Tripedalia cystophora Conant, 1897 a cubozoan jellyfish with cube shaped medusa and known for their potent venom. This estuarine stretch of Udyavara is known for the clam fishery and its proximity to the Malpe Fisheries Harbour. The study confirms the occurrence of Tripedalia cystophora Conant, 1897 in the estuaries of Karnataka and the northward extension in the distribution of this species along the estuaries of eastern Arabian Sea. Among the 40 species of box jellyfish described around the globe Tripedalia cystophora Conant, 1897 is one of the widely distributed small box jellyfish and to the best of our knowledge, no box jellyfishes have been recorded from the estuaries of Karnataka until this report.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Jellyfish; Tripedalia cystophora
Subjects:	Marine Environment > Jellyfish Invertebrates
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mandapam CMFRI-Mangalore
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2023 08:42
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2023 08:42
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16626

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