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Record of the alien species Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (Cnidaria: Limnomedusae) in Lake Kinneret catchment area

2012; Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC); Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3391/bir.2012.1.1.06

2242-1300

Moshe Gophen, Liora Shealtiel,

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

A study of the invasive alien freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii (Lankester, 1880) in the drainage basin of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), the Golan Heights was carried out on August 27, 2011. Jellyfish were found in a small permanent pool located in the upper part of the Zavitan River. Chemical parameters and plankton composition were documented.