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Supplement 1 Conference Presentations
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Address: Changes of jellyfish abundance: testing hypotheses at the Large Marine
Ecosystem scale. D. Pauly
Special session: Causes and Consequences of Jellyfish Outbreaks and Aggregations
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Plenary: Tackling the giant jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai) plague: cause, forecast and
countermeasure. S-i. Uye, M. Shimizu, T. Watanabe, R. Matsuhira.
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Life history of Periphylla periphylla (Coronatae) and mass occurrence in a Norwegian fjord. G.
Jarms, I. Sötje, H. Tiemann
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Hydromedusan Blooms. M. Arai
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Major changes in occurrence, seasonal patterns and species composition of gelatinous
zooplankton in the western Dutch Wadden Sea from 1960 until present. L. van Walraven, V.
Langenberg, H. van der Veer
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Abundance, population structure and forecasting risk of exposure to venomous cubozoan
jellyfishes in northeastern Australia. M. Kingsford, J. Seymour, M. van Oppen, C. Mooney
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Fine-scale vertical distribution of Mnemiopsis leidyi ctenophores in relation to hypoxia in
Chesapeake Bay. J. Purcell, M. Decker, D. Breitburg
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A collective rhythm of Pelagia outbreaks in the eastern Mediterranean sub-regions? A. Malej,
T. Kogovšek, I. Siokou-Frangou, M. Corsini-Foka, A. Malej, M. Malej
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Nine years of jellyfish observations in Catalonia, Spain (NW Mediterranean). D. Atienza, I.
Lewinsky, V. Fuentes, U. Tilves, M. Gentile, A. Olariaga, J. Gili, M. de Torres
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Historical records, Waikiki beach counts, and public advisories of box jellyfish Alatina moseri in
Hawaii. G. Crow, B. Holland, L. Blair, M. Kaneshiro-Pineiro, K. Bridges, R. Goto, A. Yanagihara
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Reverse development, a boosting mechanism for jellyfish outbreaks. S. Piraino, G. Jarms, F.
Boero
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Hydrodynamic cascades in feeding by medusae. J. Costello, S. Colin, J. O. Dabiri
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Giant jellyfish in the China coastal waters. S. Sun, F. Zhang, C. Li, X. Sun
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Distribution and abundance of large medusae in surface waters off the coasts of Washington
and Oregon, USA: seasonal and interannual variability in relation to environmental conditions.
C. Suchman, R. Brodeur, R. Emmett, E. Daly
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Commemorative address of the 100th anniversary of Bernhard Werner. G. Jarms
Special session: Interactions between jellyfish and marine fish and fisheries: insights into
ecosystem functioning
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Plenary: Interactions between jellyfish and marine fish and fisheries: insights into fisheries
sustainability. R. Brodeur, W. Graham, H. Mianzan, C. Lynam, S-i. Uye, M. Gibbons
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Testing predictive models on jellyfish populations in the Bering Sea. M. Decker, L. Ciannelli, R.
Lauth, N. Bond, C. Ladd, R. Brodeur, J. Napp, A. Yamaguchi, K. Cieciel, J. Purcell, G. Hunt Jr.
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Assessing changes in jellyfish populations – an evaluation of abundance trends in Large Marine
Ecosystems. L. Brotz
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JELLYWATCH.ORG: Global perspective through citizen science. S. Haddock, K. Elliott
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If you’re not going to eat your jellies, then eat your gobies! A review of the biology of
Sufflogobius bibarbatus off Namibia. M. Gibbons, A. Utne-Palm, A. Salvanes, B. Currie, S.
Kaartvedt, G. Nilsson, V. Braithwaite, J. Stecyk, M. Hundt, M. van der Bank, B. Flynn, G.
Sandvik, T. Klevjer, A. Sweetman, V. Brüchert, K. Pittman, K. Peard, I. Lunde, R. Strandabø
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El Viejo, El Niño and jellyfishes: Dramatic environmental-driven changes in jellyfish
abundances off Peru. J. Quiñones, H. Mianzan, M. Acha, S. Purca, K. Robinson, W. Graham
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Native North Sea jellies preying on the alien Mnemiopsis leidyi. A. Hosia, J. Titelman, L.
Hansson, M. Haraldsson
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Jellyfish and potential impacts on aquaculture. E. Baxter, Hamish Rodgers, R. McAllen, T. Doyle
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Sizes and numbers – prey mortalities shaped by predator size distribution. L. Hansson
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Feeding of the hydrozoan, Velella velella, in algal rafts and their widespread occurrence in the
Celtic Sea. J. Purcell, E. Clarkin, T. Doyle
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The cnidom of Cyanea capillata: Preliminary results of changes with life cycle and growth
conditions. A. Wiebring, H. Helmholz, S. Lassen, A. Prange, G. Jarms
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First record of the hyperiid amphipod Brachyscelus rapacoides on scyphomedusae. D. Angel,
E. Spanier, R. Gasca
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Characters of morphology and developmental biology reveal a new system for the
Rhopaliophora (Scyphozoa and Cubozoa). I. Straehler-Pohl
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Breaking the law: how a gelatinous body frees jellies from the allometric constraints of body
size. K. Pitt, C. Duarte, R. Condon, M. Dawson, S. Haddock, C. Lucus, H. Mianzan, J. Purcell, K.
Robinson, K. Sutherland, S-i. Uye
General session
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Cryptic Ecology. M. Dawson
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Phylogenetics and taxonomy of box jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Cubozoa). B. Bentlage
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Phylogeography of the invasive jellyfish Phyllorhiza indicates multiple cryptic species in native
and invasive ranges and hybridization among congeners. K. Bayha, T. Bolton, W. Graham
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Evolution of flow regimes during an adaptive radiation of Mastigias papua. H. Swift, M.
Dawson
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Investigating life cycles and host specificity of digenean parasites of gelatinous zooplankton
using DNA. J. Browne, T. Cribb, K. Pitt
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New video method used for in-situ jellyfish research. T. Makovec
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Population studies in the aggregation of Aurelia aurita medusae in Tokyo Bay with GPS
navigation and underwater video systems. H. Ishii, Y. Nogata, N. Endo, T. Tsubono, N.
Nakashiki
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Meroplanktonic scyphozoan (Aurelia aurita and Rhizostoma pulmo) differ from holoplanktonic
Pelagia noctiluca according to mitochondrial and nuclear markers. K. Stopar, A. Ramšak, A.
Malej
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Nudibranch predation and dietary preference for Aurelia labiata polyps. R. Hoover, R. Armour,
I. Dow, J. Purcell
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Temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of jellyfish in the northern Benguela
upwelling ecosystem. M. Gibbons, B. Flynn, A. Brierley, D. Boyer, B. Axelsen, A. Richardson
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Census of the Medusozoa, Ceriantharia and Ctenophora from South America. O. Oliveira, E.
Araujo, P. Ayon, A. Cepeda, H. Galea, G. Genzano, M. Haddad, H. Mianzan, A. Migotto, T.
Miranda, P. Montecinos, A. Morandini, R. Nagata, M. Nogueira Jr., J. Quiñones, S. Palma, C.
Rodríguez, S. Stampar, A. Schiariti, V. Tronolone, A. Marques
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Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi phenology changes linked to environmental variability in
recipient areas of the Seas of Eurasia. T. Shiganova
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Thermal control of Cotylorhiza tuberculata life-cycle drives population dynamics in the Mar
menor. J. Ruiz, L. Prieto, D. Astorga
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Environmental control of the jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae). D.
Astorga, J. Ruiz, L. Prieto
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Differential polyp reproduction strategies demonstrate the high flexibility and adaptability of
scyphopolyps in changing environments. S. Holst, L. Adler, I. Sötje, I. Straehler-Pohl, G. Jarms
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Ecophysiology of cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris polyps produced in the
laboratory. L. Ocampo, M. González, C. Hernández, E. Morales, J. López
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Temperature effects on asexual reproduction in three Mediterranean scyphozoans. D. Atienza,
J. Purcell, V. Fuentes, M. Pascual, A. Olariaga, U. Tilves, C. Minton, J. Gili
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Effect of salinity and light on survival, growth and asexual reproduction of the giant jellyfish
Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae). J. Dong, Y. Zhao, M. Sun
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Special session: Causes and consequences of Jellyfish Outbreaks and Aggregations
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Characteristics of moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita blooms in a temperate eutrophic bay in
northern China. Z. Dong, D. Liu, Y. Wang, B. Di, Y. Shi, X. Li, Q. Han
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Carybdea morandina sp. nov. - A new cubozoan species reveals an unknown type of polyp. I.
Straehler-Pohl, G. Jarms
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Temporal distribution and population dynamics of cubomedusae (Cnidaria) from shallow
coastal waters of Southern Brazil (~25-26°S). M. Nogueira Jr., M. Haddad
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The puzzling occurrence of jellyfish Cassiopea in southeastern Brazil: a non-indigenous or
cryptic cnidarian? A. Morandini, S. Stampar, F. Lang da Silveira
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Outbreak/bloom concept: biological reasoning or convenience? The Staurozoa story. L.
Miranda, A. Morandini, A. Marques
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Recurrent mass strands of Portuguese man-of-war in southeastern Brazil. V. Haddad Jr., A.
Morandini, R. Virga, S. Stampar
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Jellyfish species diversity and seasonality in a one-year period in north Rio de Janeiro state
(southeastern Brazil). A. Morandini, T. Xavier, S. Stampar
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The fall of jellies: Quantifying jellyfish bloom detritus deposition on the seafloor and its effects
on pelagic and benthic ecosystems in temperate and polar fjords. A. Sweetman, K. Pitt, D.
Jones, A. Chapman, P. Renaud, U. Båmstedt, J. Berge, C. Smith
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Jellyfishes in the Arabian Gulf: a preliminary overview. P. Erftemeijer, V. Langenberg
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Blooms of the invasive ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, in the Spanish and Israeli coasts
(Mediterranean Sea) in 2009. V. Fuentes, D. Angel, D. Atienza, J. Purcell, K. Bayha, D. Edelist, J.
Gili
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The bloom of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880 (Hydrozoa,
Limnomedusae) in Uruguay (South America), with notes on its genotype using COI sequences.
G. Failla Siquier; W. Serra Alanis., C. Clavijo Romero, C. Martínez Debat
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Report of an outbreak of stings caused by Olindias sambaquiensis Muller, 1861 (Cnidaria:
Hydrozoa) in southern Brazil. C. Resgalla Jr., A. Rossetto, V. Haddad Jr.
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Effects of ocean acidification conditions on juvenile stages of the moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita.
T. Mordechay
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Different approaches to evaluate the social impact of Pelagia noctiluca aggregations in the
Catalan Coast (NW Mediterranean): occurrence, frequency of stung people and toxicity of its
stings. M. Gentile, D. Atienza, V. Fuentes, U. Tilves, A. Olariaga, I. Lewinsky, L. Campderrós, J.
Coll, D. Panyella, J. Vilaplana, J. Ginestar, J. Gili
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Detection of an unusual presence of the cubozoan Carybdea marsupialis at shallow beaches
located near Denia, Spain (SW Mediterranean). V. Fuentes, C. Bordehore, D. Atienza, C.
Barberá, M. Roig, M. Acevedo, U. Tilves, I. Lewinsky, J. Bayle-Sempere, J. Gili
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A bloom of the ctenophore Bolinopsis vitrea (L. Agasisiz, 1860) in Boka Kotorska bay
(Montenegro). D. Lucic, A. Benovic, V. Onofri, B. Pestoric, D. Drakulović
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Red jellies in the Benguela Upwelling Ecosystem: a Taxonomic Conundrum resolved. S.
Neething, M. Gibbons
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Decrease of Noctiluca scintillans abundance in 2009 in the Jiaozhou Bay: consequence of
Aurelia aurita bloom? G-T. Zhang, S. Sun
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Distribution and relative abundance of medusae species in surface waters of the Penang
National Park, Malaysia. S. Kwang, C. Chung, A. Talib, K. Yahya
Special session: Interactions between jellyfish and marine fish and fisheries: insights into
ecosystem functioning
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Spatial and temporal variation of planktonic cnidarians density and composition in the inner
shelf of Paraná State, South Brazil Bight. R. Nagata, F. Pereira Brandini, M. Nogueira Jr., M.
Haddad
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A novel cytotoxin from Cyanea capillata (L.) with structural homology to Cubozoan
hemolysins. S. Lassen, H. Helmholz, C. Ruhnau, A. Prange
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Size matters - modulation of the cnidom and the toxic potential of Cyanea capillata. H.
Helmholz, A. Wiebring, S. Lassen, C. Ruhnau, A. Prange
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Seasonal distribution and size class composition of the scyphomedusae Chrysaora lactea
(Semaeostomeae) and Lychnorhiza lucerna (Rhizostomeae) in a subtropical estuary in
Southern Brazil. M. Nogueira Jr., J. Souza-Conceição
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Current status of the taxonomy of Chrysaora (Scyphozoa, Semaeostomeae). A. Morandini, A.
Marques
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The end of pelagic Stauromedusae? A century of taxonomic confusion. C. Rodríguez, A.
Marques, S. Stampar, A. Morandini, E. Christiansen, G. Genzano, H. Mianzan
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First record on jellyfish Lychnorhiza sp. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Lychnorhizidae) from the
Caribbean Colombian waters (Isla de Rosario, Magdalena). C. Cedeño-Posso, O. Lecompte
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Metal accumulation in Scyphozoan & Cubozoan jellyfish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
M. Templeman, M. Kingsford
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Identification of species and genetic stocks of the edible cannonball jellyfish (Rhizostomeae:
Stomolophiidae) in the coast of the Baja California peninsula. L. Gomez Daglio, M. Dawson
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The different effects of three jellyfish (Aurelia, Pelagia, Rhizostoma) on an ambient bacterial
community. T. Tinta, T. Kogovšek, A. Malej, V. Turk
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Assessing life-history adaptations of gelatinous carnivore populations under different regimes
of temperature. The case of Rophalonema velatum. L. Lopez-Lopez, M. Lebrato, D. Lucic, M.
Miloslavic, A. Malej, J. Molinero
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Genetic characterization of the phenotypes of the cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris,
AGGASIZ 1860) in Gulf of California. C. Nevárez, A. Varela, D. Rojas, N. Hernández-Saavedra
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Interannual variability in the abundance of the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris in
the Gulf of California, Mexico. J. López Martínez, M. Nevárez Martínez, E. Herrera Valdivia, V.
Ocampo, E. Morales Bojorquez
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A new family of allomorphic jellyfish, Drymonematidae (Scyphozoa, Discomedusae),
emphasizes evolution in the functional morphology and trophic ecology of gelatinous
zooplankton. K. Bayha, M. Dawson
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Can jellyfish be utilized as prey for cultured fish? M. Toyokawa, T. Yamada, Y. Takahashi
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Preliminary experiments in establishing a standardized protocol for clearance rates of
gelatinous zooplankton. R. Collini, W. Graham, H. Mianzan, E. Acha, A. Schiariti, G. Genzano
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Distribution and frequency of siphonophores (Medusozoa, Hydrozoa) off the Southeastern
Brazilian Bight (22°- 28.5°S, Southwestern Atlantic). E. Araujo, O. Oliveira, K. Nascimento, G.
Genzano, H. Mianzan
General session
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Pelagia noctiluca temporal evolution and feeding activity in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
M. Ferraris, J. Daeden, S. Lars, J. Irisson, G. Gorsky
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Size structure of population of Noctiluca scintillans as an indicator of its physiological state. A.
Sivkovich, A. Mikaelyan, T. Shiganova
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Distribution patterns of Aglaura hemistoma and Liriope tetraphylla (Hydrozoa,
Trachymedusae) off southeastern Brazilian coast (22-25°S, 40-45°W). O. Oliveira, K.
Nascimento, G. Azevedo
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Ontogenetic and environmental variations in Mnemiopsis leidyi morphology: implications on
the species taxonomy. O. Oliveira, A. Migotto, A. Marques
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Description of the Life Cycle of the jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae). V.
Fuentes, I. Straehler-Pohl, D. Atienza, U. Tilves, M. Gentile, A. Olariaga, J. Gili
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Morphological variation of Cassiopea medusae in the Florida Keys (US): is it driven by
phenotypic plasticity? L. Chiaverano, K. Bayha, W. Graham
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Variability in northern Gulf of Mexico Mnemiopsis leidyi populations in relation to seasonal
refugia and physical thresholds. K. Robinson, W. Graham
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Preliminary studies on Catostylus tagi nematocysts. Z. Morais, C. Crucho, T. Parracho, V.
Farinha, F. Ruano, M. Range
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Proposed life history of a new faustulid Digenea in the Gulf of Mexico Involving ctenophores
and jellyfishes as the second intermediate hosts. S. Martorelli, R. Overstreet, R. Heard
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Gelatinous zooplankton dynamics in the Berre lagoon and the Baie of Marseilles (South
Western France). F. Delpy, M. Laguia, M. Pagano, D. Thibault-Botha
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Tolerance of cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) polyps to ammonia, oxygen, and
cadmium. L. Luna-Vázquez, L. Ocampo
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Box jellyfish use terrestrial visual cues for navigation. A. Garm, M. Oskarsson, D. E Nilsson
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Elemental and 13C, 15N and 34S stable isotope analysis of four sympatric scyphozoan species:
Aurelia sp., Rhizostoma pulmo, Pelagia noctiluca and Chrysaora hysoscella. T. Kogovšek, L.
Sonja, T. Tinkara, V. Turk, A. Malej
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Distribution and abundance of the digenean parasites Monascus filiformis and Opechona sp.
on hydromedusae from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. L. Diaz Briz, C. Rodriguez, S.
Martorelli, G. Genzano, H. Mianzan
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A new criterion to identify sexual maturity in a non-brooding scyphomedusa. A. Schiariti, E.
Christiansen
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Life history and population dynamics of the potentially edible jellyfish Lychnorhiza lucerna
(Rhizostomeae). A. Schiariti, A. Morandini, E. Gaitán, D. Giberto, F. Lang Da Silveira, H.
Mianzan