Blackfordia virginica

Blackfordia virginica Mayer, 1910
Black sea jellyfish

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Family:	Blackfordiidae ()
Max. size:	1.8 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:	pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m
Distribution:	Black Sea: Sea of Azov. Introduced worldwide. Mostly boreal, but also in subtropical and tropical.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Estuarine, neritic (Ref. 116114). Found mostly in bays and harbors (introduced by shipping). Tolerates salinities of 3 to 35 ppm, i.e., eurythermal; feeds on copepods, copepod nauplii and barnacle nauplii (Ref. 2376).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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