Check List 17(2): 701-707, doi: 10.15560/17.2.701
Sighting of the rare jellyfish Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921 in a marine protected area of Hong Kong
Pia Maria Catherine Ricca‡, Ho Chi Angola Cheung‡‡ WWF-Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Corresponding author: Pia Maria Catherine Ricca ( piaricca@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Sergio N. Stampar © Pia Maria Catherine Ricca, Ho Chi Angola Cheung. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Ricca PMC, Cheung HCA (2021) Sighting of the rare jellyfish Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921 in a marine protected area of Hong Kong. Check List 17(2): 701-707. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.2.701 |  |
Abstract
Anomalorhiza shawi Light, 1921 is a species of rhizostome jellyfish (Cnidaria, Rhizostomeae), which is the most diverse order of scyphozoan jellyfishes. This species has rarely been observed, such that little information exists on its distribution or biology. We report a new sighting of A. shawi in the Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park of Hong Kong, which extends this species’ geographic distribution by 1,116 km northwards from Manila Bay, Philippines. We also highlight the value of community science platforms for species identification and range extension.
Keywords
Hoi Ha Wan, live encounter, Rhizostomeae, Scyphozoa, South China Sea