Rediscovery of Sanderia malayensis and remarks on Rhopilema nomadica record in Pakistan (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)
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https://doi.org/10.1590/0031-1049.2016.56.15Keywords:
Scyphomedusae, Sanderia, Rhopilema, Karachi, Northern Arabian Sea.Abstract
In this report, we record the rediscovery of Sanderia malayensis in Pakistani waters since the John Murray Expedition (1933‑34) who collected two small specimens off-Karachi, Pakistan. The specimens were described and we discuss the shape of gastric pouches contour. We also comment upon the newly recorded Rhopilema nomadica jellyfish from the region, and assume it to be previously recorded as Rhopilema hispidum.
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