Introductions of Rhopilema nomadica
n = 6
Year / Period From To Established Ecological effects
1980 - 1989 Red Sea Lebanon yes yes
1980 - 1989 Red Sea Syrian Arab Republic yes yes
1976 Red Sea Israel yes yes
1976 Red Sea Egypt yes yes
1995 Probably from the Indo-Pacific. Mersin Bay, eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. unknown unknown
2006 Probably from the Indo-Pacific thru the Suez Canal. Skoutari Bay, Lakonikos Gulf, Ionian Sea. unknown unknown
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