New contributions to the jellyfish fauna of the Marmara Sea

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Isinibilir, M ^a   Yilmaz, I N ^a   Piraino, S ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aglaura hemistoma; Jellyfish; Liriope tetraphylla; Marmara Sea; New records

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; JELLYFISH; NEW RECORD; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON; PREDATOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

AGLAURA HEMISTOMA; LIRIOPE TETRAPHYLLA; NEOTURRIS PILEATA; PARAPHYLLINA RANSONI; SCYPHOZOA; SOLMUNDELLA BITENTACULATA;

EID: 77953297690     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000902895766     Document Type: Article

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