taxonID	type	description	language	source
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	description	Figures 1 – 3, Tables 2 – 4 Scyphozoa Goette, 1887 Discomedusae Haeckel, 1880 Pelagiidae Gegenbaur, 1856 Chrysaora Péron & Lesueur, 1810 Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov.	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: Accession number: ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0001, Belek, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Antalya, Turkey, 14 December 2018, 36 ° 50 ’ 34 ’ N, 31 ° 03 ’ 62 ’’ E. Collected by hand by Erkan Biçer from water with a depth of 1 m; 11 cm in umbrella diameter. Other material examined. Paratypes: Accession number: ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0002, Belek, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Antalya, Turkey, 14 December 2018, 36 ° 50 ’ 34 ’ N, 31 ° 03 ’ 62 ’’ E. Collected by hand by Erkan Biçer from water with a depth of 1 m; 2.8 cm in diameter. ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0003, Belek, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Antalya, Turkey, 14 December 2018, 36 ° 50 ’ 34 ’ N, 31 ° 03 ’ 62 ’’ E. Collected by hand by Erkan Biçer from water with a depth of 1 m; 5.5 cm in diameter. ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0004, Belek, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Antalya, Turkey, 14 December 2018, 36 ° 50 ’ 34 ’ N, 31 ° 03 ’ 62 ’’ E. Collected by hand by Erkan Biçer from water with a depth of 1 m; 10.5 cm in diameter. ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0005, Belek, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Antalya Gulf, Turkey, 14 December 2018, 36 ° 50 ’ 34 ’ N, 31 ° 03 ’ 62 ’’ E. Collected by hand by Erkan Biçer from water with a depth of 1 m; 11.5 cm in diameter. All specimens were deposited with their individual accession number in the Museum of the Fisheries Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Chrysaora with strongly granulated, pale exumbrella marked with 16 narrow pigmented stripes radiating from crown, and eight brown rhopalium pits, appearing as conspicuous spots. Umbrella margin with 4 – 6 marginal lappets per octant, of variable size and shape, without canals; mature specimens with 56 tentacles (7 tentacles per octant), 1 primary tentacles central, 3 secondary tentacles, and 3 tertiary tentacles most peripheral (3 - 1 - 3); quadralinga absent.	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	description	Description. Holotype 11 cm bell diameter. Umbrella hemispherical (Figure 1 A – B and 2 A), exumbrella surface strongly granulated throughout (Figure 2 I – J); pale in colour, semi-opaque, with faint and narrow, brown-coloured compass markings dorsally; crown free of pigmentation. With eight small, but conspicuous, pigmented deep brown rhopalial pits (Figure 2 A – B, Q). Rhopalium bearing a lozenge-shaped (spherical / oval) statocyst (Figure 2 C) and an elipsoid ocelli (Figure 2 D) and flanked by a pair of rhopalial lappets, broad and roughly triangular in shape with the deep coloured pit on margin of umbrella (Figure 2 B, M, Q). Seven marginal tentacles per octant (Figure 2 G – H), arranged 3 - 1 - 3; dorso-ventrally flatted, pale in colour (Figures 1 A _ B, 2 A, I), longer than bell diameter (Figure 1 A). Simple radial septa located between stomach and a part between tentacle and sense organ, terminated by the base of the tentacles (Figure 2 J – K). Stomach without gastric septa (Figure 2 L). A total of six marginal lappets per octant, not overlapping, and neither uniform in shape or size, those closest to primary tentacle broader than long, those between secondary and tertiary tentacles longer than broad, tongue-like; lappets granulated on exumbrella surface but without canals of gastrovascular system (Figure 2 G – K). With four oral arms, pale in colour (Figure 1 A, C), lancet-shaped, two times longer than the bell diameter (Figure 1 A); not folded basally. Gastric pouch 19.23 mm in length and 5.87 mm in width with the numerous filaments, (Figure 2 L). Two septa per octant, cylinder-shaped inner margins of the radial septa, with long calyx and long peduncle in equal length, dividing into three parts of the gastrovascular cavity (Figure 2 K). Gonads attached to rod-like projections rimming gastric filaments through subumbrellar ostia, gonads creamy yellowish, broadly coined in spiral shape, edge (two ends) and middle part not folded and other parts folded in W-shape (Figure 2 L). Mouth-disc circular, with four evident corners, grooved. Pillars weakly evident, restricted by corners of manubrium. Quadralinga absent. Tentacle cnidome includes heterotrichous microbasic rhopaloid (6.2 - 8.9 µm in length, 3.3 – 5.8 µm in width and a length / width ratio of 1.2 – 2.0) (Figure 2 E Table 2), holotrichous A-isorhizas, 1 (6.1 – 9.8 µm in length, 4.1 – 6.1 µm in width and length / width 1.3 – 2.0) (Table 2) and holotrichous O-isorhizas (4.4 – 10.8 µm in length, 4.9 – 10.6 µm in width and a length / width ratio of 1.1 ± 0.4 on average ± SD) (Figure 2 F) (Table 2). Proportion of holotrichous O-isorhizas: holotrichous A-isorhizas: heterotrichous microbasic rhopaloid was 1.03: 1.06: 1 in length and 1.64: 1.05: 1 in width. The oral arms had the same types of the cnidomes with similar measurements (Table 2). However, only one cell of the holotrichous a-isorhizas could be observed on the oral arm. Variation. Paratype. Specimen ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0002 (2.8 cm diameter) with eight pale brown radiating ex- umbrellar stripes (Figure 2 N); with few marginal tentacles (1 - 2 mm long) with the least numbers of the tentacles per octant (Figure 2 P); oral arms partly developed (Table 3, Figure 2 N); with two poorly developed marginal lappets per octant, rounded, broader than long (Figure 2 N); not well developed rhopalium and statocyst as an open cylindrical cone (tube-shaped) toward a pit in cone shape (Figure 2 M, P); gastric pouch lacking filaments (Figure 2 N). Paratype. Specimen ASFM-SCP / 2018 - 0003 (5.5 cm diameter) with 40 marginal tentacles, five per octant, arranged as 2 - 1 - 2 (Table 3, Figure 2 K). With four marginal lappets, those flanking primary tentacle broader than long, those between secondary tentacles longer than broad; rhopalial lappets roughly triangular with a deep conic-shaped pit like a crater in brown color on marginal umbrella (Figure 2 B, M). Gastric cavity 10.49 mm in length and 3.49 mm in width with filaments (Figure 2 N). Mouth-disc circular, with four evident corners, grooved. Pillars weakly evident, defined by corners of insertion of manubrium in 5 mm wide. Other specimens as holotype.	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Turkey and Israel (Edelist et al. 2019).	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name refers to the presence of eight brown-coloured rhopalium pits looking like false eye-spots on the umbrella. The English name of the species is the false eyespot sea nettle. Molecular analysis. Sequences for comparison were obtained from GenBank (Table 1), supplemented with information from Neethling (2009) and Ras (2017). The COI dataset (655 bp) included 28 taxa, the 16 S dataset (598 bp) included 26 taxa and the 28 S set (1021 bp) included 25 taxa (24 from NCBI). As can be seen by reference to Table 3, the genetic distance was measured to be a minimum of 0.10 between Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. in the present study and a Chrysaora sp. found in the Gulf of Guinea (KY 611265.1) and 0.11 between our species and Chrysaora africana (MF 141597.1). There was a maximum distance value of 0.33 between Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. in our study and Chrysaora melanaster (FJ 602545.1). COI analysis of all Chrysaora species showed a minimum genetic distance of 0.10 from C. africana and a maximum genetic distance of 0.24 from C. chinensis. The minimum genetic distance for Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. was 0.102 in a COI matrix with C. africana, 0.053 in a 28 S matrix with Chrysaora chinensis and 0.058 in a 16 S matrix with Chrysaora pacifica. The maximum values of genetic distance for Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. were 0.239 in a COI matrix with C. chinensis, 0.129 in a 28 S matrix with C. pacifica and 0.202 in a 16 S matrix with Chrysaora helvola (Table 3). A study of the genetic distance using COI gene data for the Chrysaora species showed an estimated genetic distance of 0.162 ± 0.05 and barcode cap varying between 0.02 and 0.06 among the species (Daglio & Dawson 2017). Of the distances estimated, a minimum genetic distance of 0.10 was estimated between C. pseudoocellata sp. nov. and C. africana, exceeding the threshold value of the barcode gap. Our molecular analysis results and the high bootstrap values (95 - 100) in phylogenetic trees (Figure 3, S 1), confirm that C. pseudoocellata sp. nov. is separated from C. africana and other species. As we know that assessing the biogeographic status of species on the basis of a set of classification criteria such as biogeographic barriers, indirect and direct human agency, and cryptogenic (Essl et al. 2018), our genetic data however does not show that C. pseudoocellata sp. nov. is an invasion from human activities or vessels.	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
038787CAFFB9FFE69E94F9D0FA6440F8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The present species cannot be confused with any other in the genus, characterized as it is by its pale colour, prominent dark brown-coloured rhopalial pits and 56 tentacles (Table 3). Previous records of the species indicate its persistence in the Eastern Mediterranean at least from July 2015 to July 2019, suggesting indeed that populations may be established there (Edelist et al. 2019). The Mediterranean basin thus appears to be the home of two, possibly three, species of Chrysaora if the Chrysaora cf. achlyos observed by Langeneck et al. (2019) also proves to be resident. In attempting to explain the (possible) presence of C. cf. achlyos off the coast of Greece, Langeneck et al. (2019) argued that since no species of Chrysaora are found in the Red Sea (citing Morandini & Marques (2010 )), it must have been introduced by vessels and / or aquaculture. Although C. pseudoocellata sp. nov. is clearly now a Mediterranean species, we cannot with any real certainty know it is not also found in the Red Sea. It does seem remarkable that a large species such as C. pseudoocellata sp. nov. can remain undetected for so long (see also Drymonema dalmatinum (Haeckel 1880) (Malej et al. 2014 )) but if it can remain hidden in a well-known part of the world, then it would be even more likely to remain hidden in a less well-documented region, such as parts of the Red Sea and the NW Indian Ocean. That said, we should be cautious in considering it an alien species at present (Essl et al. 2018), given the high level of uncertainty and should perhaps consider it data-deficient in this regard. The present contribution not only unambiguously adds to our understanding of diversity in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea but also highlights the importance of citizen science. Documenting the world’s biodiversity is best done together, and citizen science has a very important role to play in this regard (Chandler et al. 2017). TABLE 4. Traits of Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. DD: Disc diameter (cm), ML: marginal lappets, NMO: number	en	Mutlu, Erhan, Çağatay, I. Tulay, Olguner, M. Tunca, Yilmaz, Hasan Emre (2020): A new sea-nettle from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Chrysaora pseudoocellata sp. nov. (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae). Zootaxa 4790 (2): 229-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4790.2.2
