Marine Curios #12 – Clione limacina, or naked sea butterfly
WEBMay 4, 2024 · The naked sea butterfly feeds almost exclusively on its shelled – or thecosomatous – cousins Limacina helicina and Limacina retroversa, members of the genus Limacina, which are collectively known as sea butterflies (yes, confusing!)
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Limacina retroversa …
WEBJul 3, 2023 · basionym; declared nomen protectum by Janssen (2012) Heterofusus alexandri A. H. Verrill, 1872 · unaccepted > A. H. Verrill, 1872 · unaccepted >
Sea butterfly life cycle threatened by climate change
WEBMay 15, 2023 · For the two dominant species collected – Limacina rangii and Limacina retroversa – the scientists observed contrasting life cycles, leading to different vulnerabilities to changing oceans. L. rangii, a polar …
Climate Change Is Threatening “Sea Butterflies” Life Cycle – And It ...
WEBMay 19, 2023 · For the two dominant species collected – Limacina rangii and Limacina retroversa – the scientists observed contrasting life cycles, leading to different vulnerabilities to changing oceans. L. rangii, a polar species, can be found as both adults and juveniles during the winter months.
Sea butterflies are threatened by climate change. Here’s how this …
WEBMay 16, 2023 · The scientists studied the shells of the two dominant pteropod species, Limacina rangii and Limacina retroversa. They found that the life cycles of the species are such that both juvenile and adult L. rangii were found during the winter months, while only adults of L. retroversa were observed in the cold season.
MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Heterofusus J. Fleming, 1823
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Species Heterofusus alexandri A. H. Verrill, 1872 accepted as Limacina retroversa (J. Fleming, 1823) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym) Species Heterofusus retroversus (J. Fleming, 1823) accepted as Limacina retroversa (J. …
Canadian Register of Marine Species
WEBNov 29, 2023 · The biology of Limacina retroversa. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 33(2): 297-312. SourceID. 434334 DOI. 10.1017/s002531540000833x Authors. Morton, J. E. Year. 1954 Title. The biology of <i>Limacina retroversa</i> Journal. Journal of the Marine ...
8: Foraminifera and Pteropoda Beneath the Arctic Sea Ice
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Limacina retroversa retroversa and L. re troversa balea are subpolar-temperate epiplanktonic forms (Plate 8-1) (Chen, 1966; van der Spoel, 1967 and references therein), the latter adapted to lower tem eratures. The geographic and depth ranges of both formae are given by several authors and are summarized by van der Spoel (1967).
Contrasting life cycles of Southern Ocean pteropods alter their ...
WEBMay 1, 2024 · In this study, we describe polar shelled pteropod diversity in the north-eastern Scotia Sea, inferring life history and population structures of the dominant pteropod species, Limacina rangii (formerly Limacina helicina antarctica) and Limacina retroversa.
Sea butterfly life cycle threatened by climate change
WEBMay 15, 2023 · For the two dominant species collected - Limacina rangii and Limacina retroversa - the scientists observed contrasting life cycles, leading to different vulnerabilities to changing oceans. L. rangii, a polar species, can be found as both adults and juveniles during the winter months.
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