Further observations on the strobilation of the coronate scyphozoan Linuche unguiculata (thimble jellyfish)

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  • Lourdes Segura-Puertas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Puerto Morelos, P.O. Box 1152, 77501, Cancún, Q. Roo, México
  • Karina Orduña-Novoa Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Puerto Morelos, P.O. Box 1152, 77501, Cancún, Q. Roo, México
  • Edgar Heimer de la Cotera Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Neurobiología-Campus Juriquilla, 76230 Querétaro, México

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Scyphomedusa, thimble jellyfish, strobilation, life history, Caribbean Sea.

Resumo

In nature, strobilation of Linuche unguiculata is triggered by an increase in water temperature. However, the results showed that under laboratory conditions, it can be induced when scyphistomae are submitted to a sudden drop of 5 °C.

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2017-01-11

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Segura-Puertas, L., Orduña-Novoa, K., & Heimer de la Cotera, E. (2017). Further observations on the strobilation of the coronate scyphozoan Linuche unguiculata (thimble jellyfish). HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 18(1), 49–52. Recuperado de https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/hidrobiologica/index.php/revHidro/article/view/878

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