Species Regional Summary
Mastigias sp. 1
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Puerto Rico/Laguna Joyuda, Caribbean Sea (10/2009, Bayha and Graham 2011)

Geographic Extent

Puerto Rico/Laguna Joyuda, Caribbean Sea (10/2009, Bayha and Graham 2011)

Molecular sampling indicated that both Phyllorhiza punctata and Mastigias sp. 1 were found in Laguna Joyuda in 2002, but only P. punctata in 2010 (Bayha and Graham 2011).