Abstract
This is the first published report of this species in Australia as well as the Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Thailand and Grand Bahama. Originally described from Jamaica, Tripedalia cystophora has since been found in the Philippines, Ecuador, Japan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Indonesia and Florida. Moreover, this report from Australia is now the southerly-most locality for this species, bringing its total global distribution from 32°N to 28°S latitude. Because of its broad and expanding distribution, and its preferred habitat of mangrove thickets that occur at higher latitudes than its current distribution, T. cystophora may become a model organism for tracking climate-related high latitude range expansion.
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