About Rhopilema nomadica Galil, Spanier & Ferguson, 1990
Rhopilema nomadica, commonly known as the nomad jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the tropical warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Starting in the 1970s, it has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, having entered the region via the Suez Canal through a process called Lessepsian migration. It has been documented in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coasts of Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Cyprus, and Turkey, as well as in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. The body of R. nomadica is light blue, with a rounded bell. Individuals can reach up to 10 kg in weight. Their bell is typically 40 to 60 cm in diameter, but can grow as large as 90 cm across. The European Union includes R. nomadica on its list of the worst invasive marine species present in European waters.
