Occurrence of two distinct lineages of the freshwater jellyfish <em>Craspedacusta sowerbii</em> (Hydrozoa: Limnomedusae) in Italy

The freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester 1880 is a cryptic cosmopolitan invasive species, which occurs in all continents except Antarctica. Recent molecular studies suggest the existence of at least three very different genetic lineages of Craspedacusta: the “sowerbii”, the “kiating...

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Main Authors: Massimo Morpurgo, Peter Schuchert, Samuel Vorhauser, Renate Alber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:https://jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1974