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A note on the feeding, growth and reproduction of the epipelagic scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål)
- Date Issued:
- 1987
Title: | A note on the feeding, growth and reproduction of the epipelagic scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål). |
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Name(s): |
Larson, R. J., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Article | |
Issuance: | single unit | |
Date Issued: | 1987 | |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group | |
Extent: | 9 p. | |
Physical Description: | ||
Language(s): | English | |
Identifier: | 3352917 (digitool), FADT3352917 (IID), fau:6554 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
Pelagia noctiluca is a common circumtropical, epipelagic scyphomedusa. It captures prey either on the exumbrella, tentacles, or oral arms. Ciliary activity and muscular contractions transport the prey proximally toward the stomach where the elongate gastric cirri attach to it and digestion begins. Prey of P. noctiluca medusae collected in inshore waters of Puerto Rico consisted of a wide variety of zooplankton (e.g., hydromedusae, ctenophores, copepods, chaetognaths, and fish eggs). This is an electronic published version of an article which may be cited as: Larson, R. J. (1987). A note on the feeding, growth and reproduction of the epipelagic scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål). Biological Oceanography, 4(4), 447-454. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #556. |
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Subject(s): |
Scyphozoa Scyphomedusae Reproduction Feeding Growth |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3352917 | |
Restrictions on Access: | ©1987 Taylor & Francis Group | |
Host Institution: | FAU |