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- Title
Salinity effects on asexual reproduction of Carybdea sp. (Cnidaria: Cubozoa).
- Authors
Canepa, Antonio; Belmar, Mar Bosch; Acevedo, Melisa; Gentile, Miriam; Fuentes, Verónica; Purcell, Jennifer E.
- Abstract
Medusa production in cubozoans may be associated with reduced-salinity waters. Asexual reproduction of Carybdea sp. differed at different salinities. The metamorphosis of Carybdea sp. polyps into medusae was accelerated at low salinity (32), while more polyps were budded from the original polyp at the highest salinity (38), probably due to prolonged metamorphosis. High-nutrient river discharge may provide favorable conditions for Carybdea sp. blooms.
- Subjects
ASEXUAL reproduction; SEAWATER salinity; SALINITY; BUDDING (Zoology); MARINE invertebrates -- Metamorphosis; SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry); CUBOMEDUSAE; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Plankton Research, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 2, p585
- ISSN
0142-7873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/plankt/fbt124