Distribution and genetic lineages of the Craspedacusta sowerbii species complex (Cnidaria, Olindiidae) in Italy

• Published in: Biology
• Main Authors: Morpurgo, Massimo, Marrone, Federico, Ciutti, Francesca, Cappelletti, Cristina, Vorhauser, Samuel, Alber, Renate, Dossena, Matteo, Salmaso, Nico, Fontaneto, Diego, Caputo, Luciano, Vecchioni, Luca
• Other Authors: Morpurgo, M., Marrone, F., Ciutti, F., Cappelletti, C., Vorhauser, S., Alber, R., Dossena, M., Salmaso, N., Fontaneto, D., Caputo, L., Vecchioni, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Hydrozoa; Freshwater jellyfish; Invasive species; Genetic lineages; COI; Environmental DNA; Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA; Lankester; Medusa; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10449/84675; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13040202

Olindiid freshwater jellyfishes of the genus Craspedacusta Lankester, 1880 are native to eastern Asia; however, some species within the genus have been introduced worldwide and are nowadays present in all continents except Antarctica. To date, there is no consensus regarding the taxonomy within the...