scholarly journals Aspects of the Ecology of the Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol L. Roden ◽  
Ren R. Lohoefener ◽  
Carolyn M. Rogers ◽  
Keith D. Mullin ◽  
B. Wayne Hoggard
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Aurelia Aurita ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Moon Jellyfish ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico

scholarly journals Shorter, warmer winters may inhibit production of ephyrae in a population of the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Loveridge ◽  
Cathy H. Lucas ◽  
Kylie A. Pitt
Keyword(s):  
Incubation Time ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Aurelia Aurita ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Minimum Period ◽  
Moon Jellyfish ◽  
Winter Conditions ◽  
Scyphozoan Jellyfish ◽  
Significant Production ◽  
Planula Larvae

AbstractScyphozoan jellyfish blooms display high interannual variability in terms of timing of appearance and size of the bloom. To understand the causes of this variability, the conditions experienced by the polyps prior to the production of ephyrae in the spring were examined. Polyps reared from planula larvae of Aurelia aurita medusae collected from southern England (50°49′58.8; − 1°05′36.9) were incubated under orthogonal combinations of temperature (4, 7, 10 °C) and duration (2, 4, 6, 8 weeks), representing the range of winter conditions in that region, before experiencing an increase to 13 °C. Timing and success of strobilation were recorded. No significant production of ephyrae was observed in any of the 2- and 4-week incubations, or in any 10 °C incubation. Time to first ephyra release decreased with longer winter incubations, and more ephyrae were produced following longer and colder winter simulations. This experiment indicates that A. aurita requires a minimum period of cooler temperatures to strobilate, and contradicts claims that jellyfish populations will be more prevalent in warming oceans, specifically in the context of warmer winter conditions. Such investigations on population-specific ontogeny highlights the need to examine each life stage separately as well as in the context of its environment.

Significant envenomation by Aurelia aurita, the moon jellyfish

Toxicon ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Burnett ◽  
Gary J. Calton ◽  
James B. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Aurelia Aurita ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Moon Jellyfish

scholarly journals Opportunistic feeding by the fungiid coral Fungia scruposa on the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita

Coral Reefs ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 865-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Alamaru ◽  
O Bronstein ◽  
G Dishon ◽  
Y Loya
Keyword(s):  
Aurelia Aurita ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Moon Jellyfish ◽  
Opportunistic Feeding

scholarly journals Measurements of Sound Speed and Density Contrasts of the Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita s.l.) for Hydroacoustic Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don-Hyug Kang ◽  
Chang-Won Lee ◽  
Hyung-Been Lee ◽  
Mi-Ra Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sound Speed ◽  
Aurelia Aurita ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Moon Jellyfish
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