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New records of scyphomedusae from Pakistan coast: Catostylus perezi and Pelagia cf. noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2013

Shahnawaz Gul  and
André C. Morandini
Shahnawaz Gul
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Jamia Millia Government Degree College, Malir, Karachi, Pakistan
André C. Morandini*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, trav. 14, n. 101, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.C. Morandini, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, trav. 14, n. 101, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil email: acmorand@ib.usp.br
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Abstract

The present paper reports two scyphozoan species for the coast of Pakistan: the semaeostome Pelagia cf. noctiluca and the rhizostome Catostylus perezi. Both species are described and systematic characters used for identification are discussed for both. We also questioned the previous record of C. mosaicus in Pakistan assuming it to be of C. perezi.

Keywords

jellyfishRhizostomeaeSemaeostomeaemedusaeNorth Arabian Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e86
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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