occurrenceID	taxonID	catalogNumber	collectionCode	institutionCode	typeStatus	verbatimLabel	sex	individualCount	eventDate	recordedBy	recordNumber	decimalLatitude	decimalLongitude	minimumElevationInMeters	maximumElevationInMeters	minimumDepthInMeters	maximumDepthInMeters	country	stateProvince	municipality	locality	references	associatedOccurrences	associatedReferences	associatedSequences	basisOfRecord	eventRemarks	occurrenceRemarks
03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47.mc.3B063CC6E2142600FF4CF8ADFCE95CB9	03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47.taxon					For the nuclear 28 S gene, the approximate 1100 bp fragment was successfully amplified and unambiguously sequenced (Accession number: PP 393039). We aligned our sequence with available reference sequences from the different Chrysaora clades deposited in GenBank. Hence, the dataset comprised 27 sequences with Cyanea capillata (HM 194873.1) used as outgroup to root the phylogenetic trees over 811 bp. The Qatari specimen is observed grouping on a distinct lineage (100 %) that contains the Malaysian Chrysaora chinensis and a Chrysaora specimen found within Gulf of Oman (KY 655779). Despite the clustering, the position of the Qatari Chrysaora may suggest its differentiation from Chrysaora chinensis, however it is with weak support of less than 60 % bootstrap value (Figure 5). The analysis of the intraspecies and interspecies genetic distance 28 S for C. cf caliparea and C. chinensis (Supplementary Table 1) revealed no distance metric if compared pair by pair with all the C. chinensis (KY 610954 vs MF 141629; KY 610954 vs MF 141630; MF 141629 vs MF 141630) resulting in “ 0 ” Mean Intraspecies Distance. However, the distance of C. cf caliparea vs all C. chinensis isolates was 0,003 7037 individually generating the same Mean Interspecies Distance of 0,003 7037. Despite the small distance disparity, the results of 28 S suggest genetic distinction between Chrysaora cf. caliparea and C. chinensis		1										Oman		Malaysian	For	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47#3B063CC6E2142600FF4CF8ADFCE95CB9				MaterialCitation		
03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47.mc.3B063CC6E2152603FF1CF8DCFADE5CC5	03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47.taxon					On the other hand, the generated corrected sequence for the mitochondrial 16 S of 649 bp fragment length (Accession number: PP 393040) was initially compared online to the GenBank database by BLAST-N approach. The highly similar sequences were retrieved and included within the 16 S dataset comprising in total 35 sequences with Cyanea capillata (KY 610739.1) used as outgroup covering a length of 542 bp. The phylogenetic analysis confirmed the clustering observed previously with the nuclear marker showing clustering of our specimen within the Chrysaora chinensis clade. It is noteworthy that the clade is revealed to be not restricted to the Malaysian specimens but includes also unidentified Chrysaora specimens found within Thailand waters (KT 982701, KT 982706, KT 982709, KT 982711). Despite such clustering, the Qatari specimen stands distinguished on a separate branch of the phylogenetic tree suggesting once again that the species reported within this work is a different Chrysaora species not genetically reported previously (Figure 6). These results are supported again by the intraspecies and interspecies genetic distance for C. cf caliparea and C. chinensis (Supplementary Table 2) with Mean Intraspecies Distance within C. chinensis isolates around 0.0021756 whereas the Mean Interspecies Distance C. cf. caliparea vs. each C. chinensis is around 0.0247222. This shows a clear barcode gap — the interspecies distances are much higher than intraspecies, which supports that Chrysaora cf. caliparea and Chrysaora chinensis are genetically distinct		1										Thailand		It	On	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C7878DE2122603FF4CF9EAFC405A47#3B063CC6E2152603FF1CF8DCFADE5CC5				MaterialCitation		
