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December 1, 2013BioInvasions RecordsOpen Access

The invasive tropical scyphozoan Rhopilema nomadica Galil, 1990 reaches the Tunisian coast of the Mediterranean Sea

Mohamed Néjib Daly Yahia Ons Kéfi–Daly Yahia Sonia K. M. Gueroun Mehdi Aïssi Alan Deidun Verónica Fuentes Stefano Piraino

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Abstract

The alien Erythraean jellyfish Rhopilema nomadica was first recorded in Tunisia waters (Gulf of Gabes) in 2008. Subsequently it was sighted in the Bizerte Channel and Gulf of Tunis where it has been regularly observed since 2010 during summer and autumn months.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6aacd4fe1d70d673e7aaaffe https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2013.2.4.10

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