The new location record of Cassiopea andromeda (Forsskål, 1775) from Asin Bay, Gulf of Güllük, Muğla, Aegean coast of Turkey

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AbstractThe present paper reports the northernmost location record of the "upside-down jellyfish", Cassiopea andromeda (Forsskål 1775), (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae) from the coasts of Turkey. Six individuals were observed and one of them was photographed in shallow coastal waters of Asin Bay (depth of 0.5m) in the Gulf of Güllük, on 13 and 18 October 2014.

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• Keywords: Cassiopea andromeda, upside-down jellyfish, alien species, Asin Bay, Gulf of Güllük, Aegean Sea

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Bu çalışmada “Ters-düz denizanası” Cassiopea andromeda (Forsskål, 1775), (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae)’nın Türkiye kıyılarında en kuzeydeki yeni lokasyon kaydı bildirilmektedir. Güllük Körfezi, Asin Koyu’nun sığ kıyı sularında (0,5m derinlikte), 13 ve 18 Ekim 2014 tarihlerinde C. andromeda’nın en az altı bireyi gözlemlenerek, fotoğraflanmıştır

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