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In situ observations of deepwater medusae in the genus Deepstaria, with a descriptionof D. Reticulum, sp. nov.
| Title: | In situ observations of deepwater medusae in the genus Deepstaria, with a descriptionof D. Reticulum, sp. nov. |
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| Name(s): |
Larson, R. J. Madin, L. P. Harbison, G. R. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
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| Extent: | 12 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007190 (IID), 10.1017/S0025315400028800 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Two medusae in the poorly known genus Deepstaria were observed during submersibledives in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The first specimen, identified here as D.enigmatica Russell 1967, was observed, photographed and videotaped at a depth of about600 m in the Catalina Basin off California. The second specimen was observed andcollected at a depth of 915 m near Bermuda, and is described here as a new species, D.reticulum. Both medusae have a voluminous, thin-walled umbrella, a gastrovascularsystem of anastomosing canals, elongate oral arms and no tentacles. Behaviouralobservations made from the submersibles suggest that the medusae trap prey by pursing their voluminous bells shut around organisms which swim into them. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 668 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Larson, R. J., Madin, L. P., & Harbison, G. R. (1988). In situ observations of deepwater medusae in the genus Deepstaria, with a description of D. Reticulum, sp. nov. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 68(4), 689-699. doi: 10.1017/S0025315400028800 |
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| Subject(s): |
Medusae Jellyfishes Scyphozoa Genus |
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| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400028800 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007190 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
