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Effects of temperature on growth of north-east Pacific moon jellyfish ephyrae, Aurelia labiata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2005

Chad L. Widmer
Chad L. Widmer
Affiliation:
Husbandry Division, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California, 93950, USA
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Abstract

The effects of ten different water temperatures on the growth of newly released ephyrae of Aurelia labiata were explored. Ephyrae grown at 21°C showed the greatest growth, increasing in bell diameter from about 4.0 mm to 14.5 mm in 14 days and remained in good condition for the duration of the experiment. Ephyrae subjected to other temperatures grew at different rates. Ephyrae maintained at 8°C gradually decreased in size during the experiment, shrinking in bell diameter from about 4.0 mm to 3.8 mm by day 14, but remained in apparent good condition. Ephyrae reared at 22.5°C and above everted their bells, were in poor condition, and were unable to feed or swim effectively by about day ten. In this study the optimal temperature range for rearing A. labiata ephyrae was 12°C—21°C, which corresponds with the reported range for this species.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 569 - 573
Copyright
© 2005 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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