On the occurrence of the scyphomedusan Pelagia noctiluca in the English Channel in 1966
- 1 June 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 47 (2), 363-366
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400056460
Abstract
The oceanic scyphomedusa Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål) was exceptionally abundant in the coastal waters of Devon and Cornwall in the year 1966. Very young stages were taken only in the months of October, December, January and early February, indicating that the medusa has a restricted breeding season.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Occurrence of Pelagia in the River Yealm Estuary, South DevonNature, 1952
- The Plymouth Offshore Medusa FaunaJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1937