Sea Walnut
Common Name: Sea Walnut
Scientific Name: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Other Taxonomy: Order: Lobata Family: Bolinopsidae Genus: Mnemiopsis
Specimen #:38
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen condition presumed alive
Location: Boston aquarium (online)
Typical Habitat: originally native to the western Atlantic coastal waters. Introduced in the Black Sea in the 1980s. In 1999 the species was introduced in the Caspian Sea. In 2006, it was first recorded in the North Sea, and since October 17, 2006 in the western Baltic Sea
Invasive? yes invasive
Natural area of growth: originally native to the western Atlantic coastal waters.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship to humans
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemiopsis
Scientific Name: Mnemiopsis leidyi
Phylum: Ctenophora
Class: Tentaculata
Other Taxonomy: Order: Lobata Family: Bolinopsidae Genus: Mnemiopsis
Specimen #:38
Circumstance: Observed online
Specimen Condition: Specimen condition presumed alive
Location: Boston aquarium (online)
Typical Habitat: originally native to the western Atlantic coastal waters. Introduced in the Black Sea in the 1980s. In 1999 the species was introduced in the Caspian Sea. In 2006, it was first recorded in the North Sea, and since October 17, 2006 in the western Baltic Sea
Invasive? yes invasive
Natural area of growth: originally native to the western Atlantic coastal waters.
Relationship with humans: no known relationship to humans
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemiopsis