Direct observations of the association between a deep-sea fish and a giant scyphomedusa

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Drazen, Jeffrey C ^a   Robison, Bruce H ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bythitidae; Cnidaria; Gulf of California, Mexico; Range extension; Stygiomedusa; Symbiosis; Thalassobathia

Indexed keywords

FISH; JELLYFISH; SYMBIOSIS;

BYTHITIDAE; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; STYGIOMEDUSA; THALASSOBATHIA; THALASSOBATHIA PELAGICA;

EID: 5444257644     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240400006190     Document Type: Article

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