First record of the invasive medusa Blackfordia virginica (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae) in the Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina-Uruguay Primer registro de la medusa invasora Blackfordia virginica (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae) en el estuario del Río de la Plata, Argentina-Uruguay

First record of the invasive medusa Blackfordia virginica (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae) in the Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina-Uruguay Primer registro de la medusa invasora Blackfordia virginica (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae) en el estuario del Río de la Plata, Argentina-Uruguay

Blackfordia virginica is a well-known invasive medusa inhabiting estuarine areas. It was recently detected in northern Argentina, constituting the first record of invasive hydromedusa for the Argentine Sea. In this work more than 1,500 plankton samples in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34-55º S) f...

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Main Authors: GABRIEL GENZANO, HERMES MIANZAN, EDUARDO M ACHA, ESTEBAN GAITÁN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
Hidromedusa
especie invasora
estuario
Océano Atlántico sudoccidental
Hydromedusae
invasive species
estuary
south western Atlantic Ocean
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