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

Invasion

Invasion Description

Veracruz/Mexico/Laguna Tamiahua (Signoret-Poillón 1969, cited by Alvarez et al. 2003)

Geographic Extent

LA/Lake Pontchartrain (6/9/10, Harrison et al. 2013, 30 05 34.430N, 89 46 37.630W); TX/Galveston Bay (2015-2016, Pruski and Miglietta 2019, molecular & morphogical analysis); Brownsville/TX/Laguna Madre (2008, Llanso and Sillet 2009, abundant, on hulls of disused ships, 'Pride', 'Scan', and 'Cape Charles', pre and post-cleaning); Pueblo Viejo/Mexico/Pueblo Lagoon (1992-2009, Ocana-Luna et al. 2021); Viejo.Veracruz/Mexico/Laguna Tamiahua; Veracruz/Mexico/Laguna Avarado (Signoret-Poillón, 1969, cited by Alvarez et al. 2003, Becceril 2006 http://educacionparalaconservacion.conanp.gob.mx/files/tesis2006/medusas.pdf)