Species Regional Summary
Obelia oxydentata
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

Fort Pierce, ship canal at Link Port,Caloosahatchee River at Fort Myers, 26°38.788’N, 81°52.356’W, /FL/Indian River Lagoon (Calder 2013); FL/Biscaytne Bay (Weiss 1948, cited by Calder 2013); Fort Mye/Caloosahatchee River (Calder 2019, atrs, 26°38.788’N, 81°52.356’W,);FL/Tampa Bay (Fraser, 1944,cited by Calder 2019, as Obelia biscuspidata); Horn Island /MS/Gulf of Mexico(Richmond 1962: 69, Calder 2019); Grand Isle + Bayou Pass + Bayou de Gettes + Hog island + Barataria Bay (Fraser 1944: 154, as Obelia bicuspidata; Behre 1950: 7, as Obelia bicuspidata, Calder 2019;); Galveston?TX/Gulf of Mexico (Defenbaugh 1972: 387; Defenbaugh & Hopkins 1973: 84; both as Obelia bicuspidata, Calder 2019).