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Phyllorhiza punctata
(Australian spotted jellyfish)
Coelenterates-Scyphozoan
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID166833
GroupCoelenterates-Scyphozoan
GenusPhyllorhiza
Speciespunctata
Common NameAustralian spotted jellyfish
StateFL
CountySt. Johns
LocalityGuana Lake (also known as Lake Ponte Vedra), located in South Ponte Vedra Beach
HUC8 NameDaytona-St. Augustine
HUC8 Number3080201
Latitude30.022435
Longitude-81.327496
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day21
Month7 (July)
Year2006
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayocean current
Statuscollected
CommentsFound where Guana Lake flows into Guana River at the Guana River Dam. Guana River then flows into the Tolomato River and then out the St Augustine Inlet into the Atlantic Ocean. Water temp - 28.5C and salinity - 36ppt. Photos. Specimen sent to Dauphin Island Sea Lab for DNA analysis. Several more were seen a few days later.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
Disposalpreserved
Fresh/Marine IntroductionMarine
Number Collected/Observed1
Specimen Size5 inches
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