The puzzling occurrence of the upside-down jellyfish <i>Cassiopea</i> (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the Brazilian coast: a result of several invasion events?

Stampar, Sergio N.; Gamero-Mora, Edgar; Maronna, Maximiliano M.; Fritscher, Juliano M.; Oliveira, Bruno S.P.; Sampaio, Cláudio L.S.; Morandini, André C.

doi:10.3897/zoologia.37.e50834

person Sergio N. Stampar

schoolDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Evolução e Diversidade Aquática, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho”. Avenida Dom Antônio 2100, 19806-900 Assis, SP, Brazil.

0000-0002-9782-1619

person Edgar Gamero-Mora

schoolDepartamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo. Rua do Matão, Travessa 14 101, 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

0000-0003-4322-7339

person Maximiliano M. Maronna

schoolDepartamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo. Rua do Matão, Travessa 14 101, 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

0000-0002-2590-639X

person Juliano M. Fritscher

schoolInstituto do Meio Ambiente de Alagoas. Avenida Major Cícero de Góes Monteiro 2197, 57017-515 Maceió, AL, Brazil.

0000-0002-6724-104X

person Bruno S.P. Oliveira

schoolInstituto Biota de Conservação, Rua Padre Odilon Lôbo, 115, 57038-770 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

0000-0002-8098-6070

person Cláudio L.S. Sampaio

schoolLaboratório de Ictiologia e Conservação, Unidade Educacional de Penedo, Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Avenida Beira Rio, 57200-000 Penedo, AL, Brazil.

0000-0002-0389-2302

person André C. Morandini

schoolDepartamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo. Rua do Matão, Travessa 14 101, 05508-090 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.schoolCentro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo. Rodovia Manoel Hypólito do Rego, km 131.5, 11612-109 São Sebastião, SP, Brazil.

0000-0003-3747-8748

Corresponding author: Sergio N. Stampar (
emailsergio.stampar@unesp.br)

Editorial responsibility:

Rosana M. da Rocha

groupsAuthor Contributions:

SNS, JMF, BSPO and ACM obtained the specimens; SNS, EGM, MMM and ACM obtained and analyzed the data; SNS, EGM, MMM, JMF, BSPO, CLSS and ACM wrote the paper.

Competing Interests:

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Terminal ID	Molecular species ID	Locality	GenBank accession number	Reference
CandroHaw1	C. andromeda	Hilton Lagoon, Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	AF231109.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaUSAFl1	C. andromeda	Key Largo, Florida Keys	AY319468.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CfrondUSAFl1	C. andromeda	Key Largo, Florida Keys	AY319467.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaBerm1	C. andromeda	Walsingham Pond, Bermuda	AY319466.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaBerm2	C. andromeda	Richardson Bay, Bermuda	AY319465.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaBerm3	C. andromeda	Richardson Bay, Bermuda	AY319464.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaBerm4	C. andromeda	Walsingham Pond, Bermuda	AY319463.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroEgyRSea	C. andromeda	El Ghardaqa, Egypt, Red Sea	AY319458.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw4	C. andromeda	Kainaone fish pond, Moloka’i, Hawaii, USA	AY319454.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw5	C. andromeda	Kainaone fish pond, Moloka’i, Hawaii, USA	AY319453.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw7	C. andromeda	Hilton leeward, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	AY319451.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw8	C. andromeda	Hilton leeward, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	AY319450.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw9	C. andromeda	Hilton leeward, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	AY319449.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw10	C. andromeda	Hilton leeward, Oahu, Hawaii, USA	AY319448.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroBra1	C. andromeda	Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	KC464458.1	Morandini et al. (2017)
Cassiopea_Alagoas_4	C. andromeda	Pratagy, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	MT806178	This study
Cassiopea_Alagoas_3	C. andromeda	Pratagy, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	MT806179	This study
Cassiopea_Alagoas_2	C. andromeda	Pratagy, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	MT806180	This study
Cassiopea_Alagoas_1	C. andromeda	Pratagy, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	MT806181	This study
CfrondPan1	C. frondosa	San Blas Islands, Panama	AY319470.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CfrondPan2	C. frondosa	San Blas Islands, Panama	AY319469.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroInd1	C. ornata	Kakaban, Kalimantan, Indonesia	AY319473.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroInd2	C. ornata	Kakaban, Kalimantan, Indonesia	AY319472.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroFiji	C. ornata	Dravuni, Fiji	AY319457.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroPal1	C. ornata	Short Drop Off, Palau	AY319456.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroPal2	C. ornata	Short Drop Off, Palau	AY319455.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaPan1	C. xamachana	Bocas del Toro, Panama	JN700936.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CxamaBra1	C. xamachana	São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil	MN539722.1	This study
CxamaBra2	C. xamachana	Imbé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	MN602311.1	Gamero-Mora et al. (2019)
CandroAus	Cassiopea sp. 1	Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia	AY319471.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroPNG1	Cassiopea sp. 2	Observation Point, Papua New Guinea	AY319459.2	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroPNG4	Cassiopea sp. 2	Observation Point, Papua New Guinea	AY319460.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroPNG2	Cassiopea sp. 3	Emona, Papua New Guinea	AY319461.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw6	Cassiopea sp. 3	Wedding Chapel, windward O’ahu, Hawaii, USA	AY331594.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroHaw11	Cassiopea sp. 3	Mid Pacific Golf Course pond, windward O’ahu, Hawaii, USA	AY331593.1	Holland et al. (2004)
CandroJap1	Cassiopea sp. 5	Unknown	AB563740.1	Ojimi and Hidaka (2010)
CandroJap2	Cassiopea sp. 5	Unknown	AB563739.1	Ojimi and Hidaka (2010)
Catostylus_mosaicus	Catostylus mosaicus	Lake Illawara, New South Wales, Australia	AY319476.1	Holland et al. (2004)

The puzzling occurrence of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) along the Brazilian coast: a result of several invasion events?