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Effects of temperature on growth of north-east Pacific moon jellyfish ephyrae, Aurelia labiata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)
Widmer, C.L. (2005). Effects of temperature on growth of north-east Pacific moon jellyfish ephyrae, Aurelia labiata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 85(3): 569-573. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315405011495
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Keywords
    Aurelia labiata Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Widmer, C.L.

Abstract
    The effects of ten different water temperatures on the growth of newly released ephyrae of Aurelialabiata 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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