A study of pigments in some developmental stages of Aurelia aurita Lam
Van den Branden, C.; Van den Sande, P.; Decleir, W. (1980). A study of pigments in some developmental stages of Aurelia aurita Lam. Acta Zool. Path. Antverp. 75: 19-28
In: Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia. Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen: Anvers. ISSN 0001-7280, meer
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Chemical compounds > Organic compounds > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Pigments
Developmental stages
Polyps
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
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- Van den Branden, C.
- Van den Sande, P., meer
- Decleir, W., meer
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Unfed polyps of Aurelia aurita are white. Fed with Artemia salina nauplii they turn to pinkish because of the canthaxanthin present in the food. The deep brown-red colour of strobila and ephyra is due to melanin. |
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