The importance of molecular characters when morphological variability hinders diagnosability: systematics of the moon jellyfish genus Aurelia (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

Cryptic species have been detected across Metazoa, and while no apparent morphological features distinguish them, it should not impede taxonomists from formal descriptions.We accepted this challenge for the jellyfish genus Aurelia, which has a long and confusing taxonomic history.We demonstrate that morphological variability in Aurelia medusae over

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Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021

In April 2021, the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Ball - Softballs was notified of 3 patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections secondary to skin piercings performed at the same salon.Active case finding through laboratories, clinician alerts, and monitoring hospital visits fo

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