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Deep-sea benthic and benthopelagic medusae: recent observations from submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle
| Title: | Deep-sea benthic and benthopelagic medusae: recent observations from submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle. |
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| Name(s): |
Larson, R. J., creator Matsumoto, G. I., creator Madin, L. P., creator Lewis, L. M., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1992 | |
| Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Extent: | 11 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3172854 (digitool), FADT3172854 (IID), fau:5692 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Recent direct observations in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific show that benthic and benthopelagic medusae are more numerous and diverse in the deep sea than previously believed. Some of these medusae are behaviorally and anatomically modified for living at the bottom. Others are facultative species that also live in midwater. Data obtained using submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle show that there are three abundant medusan genera (Benthocodon, Poralia. and Ptychogastria) and that one of these (Benthocodon) can occur at densities of up to 80 medusae·m-2 on or near the bottom. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Larson, R. J., Matsumoto, G. I., Madin, L. P., & Lewis, L. M. (1992). Deep-sea benthic and benthopelagic medusae: recent observations from submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle. Bulletin of Marine Science, 51(3), 277-286. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #893. |
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| Subject(s): |
Jellyfishes Deep-sea animals Biomass Submersibles Remote submersibles |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172854 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1992 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
