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

• Published in: Journal of Limnology
• Main Authors: Massimo Morpurgo, Peter Schuchert, Samuel Vorhauser, Renate Alber
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020
• Subjects: Freshwater medusa; polyps; invasive species; genetic lineages; 16S; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Physical geography; GB3-5030; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Lankester; Medusa; Antarc*; Antarctica; Copepods
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2020.1974; https://doaj.org/article/fb385cbc36ad4076ae929a4b02b517bd

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...