Cubomedusae - Oxford Reference
WEB3 days ago · Cubomedusae. (class Scyphozoa, subclass Scyphomedusae)An order of free medusae, whose members have a cuboid or quadrangular shape with four tentacles, or groups of tentacles, at the corners. They are inhabitants of warmer waters of the oceans, and also swarm in harbours and bays. The order includes Chironex fleckeri (sea wasp) …
North Sea Scyphomedusae; summer distribution, estimated biomass …
WEBMay 1, 1990 · These observations suggest that Scyphomedusae may be able to actively aggregate for sexual purposes, and maintain themselves within regions of high productivity and food supply. Scyphomedusae and the North Sea Ecosystem. Scyphomedusae are efficient, opportunistic predators in the patchy planktonic environment.
Rhythmical pulsation in Scyphomedusæ - Archive.org
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Medusae of the world : Mayor, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922 : …
WEBOct 11, 2007 · v. 1-2 The Hydromedusae.--v. 3 The Scyphomedusae Addeddate 2007-10-11 13:14:39 Associated-names Mayer, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922 Call number 02712615 Camera Canon 5D External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1049657345 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier medusaeofworld01mayo ...
Functional morphology and fluid interactions during early
WEBScyphomedusae undergo a predictable ontogenetic transition from a conserved, universal larval form to a diverse array of adult morphologies. This transition entails a change in bell morphology from a highly discontinuous ephyral form, with deep clefts separating eight discrete lappets, to a continuous solid umbrella-like adult form.
Scyphomedusae of the Mediterranean: state of the art and …
WEBScyphomedusae may affect aquaculture increasing fish mortality due to contact of tentacles with the animals in the cages [28]. To our knowledge, in the Mediterranean, only one report of damage to aquaculture plants in Brittany (France) has been published [29]. • Power plants and cooling systems of industries.
Diet and prey selectivity of scyphomedusae from Port Phillip Bay ...
WEBScyphomedusae collected from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, between 1984 and 1986, consumed a variety of zooplankton. The percentage composition of gut contents of Cyanea capillata (Linné) in order of decreasing importance was larvaceans 31%, cladocerans 29%, fish eggs 14%, copepods 11%, hydromedusae 9%, and ascidian …
Mediterranean Jellyfish Venoms: A Review on Scyphomedusae
WEBApr 4, 2010 · Aurelia aurita is a cosmopolitan species living in temperate and temperate-cold waters with temperatures varying from −0.5 °C to 30 °C, and carries out vertical migrations under the influence of light [ 65 ]. This jellyfish can be usually found along all coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and of the Black Sea [ 65, 66 ].
Jellyfish - Wikipedia
WEBSpotted jellies swimming in a Tokyo aquarium. Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa -phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. Jellyfish are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles, although a few are anchored to the ...
Ecology and behaviour of holoplanktonic scyphomedusae and …
WEBSep 8, 2017 · Abstract. Pelagia noctiluca is a venomous, globally distributed holoplanktonic scyphomedusa that periodically forms aggregations in coastal environments, yet little is known about its ecology and behaviour in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM). Using a high resolution plankton imaging system, we describe the patch characteristics of Pelagia …