2005/06/01 by Chad L. Widmer · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Arts and Humanities · #Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology #Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics #Joseph Conrad and Literature #Jellyfish #Scyphozoa #Cnidaria #Biology #Coelenterata #Aurelia aurita #Animal science #Fishery #Oceanography #Botany #Ecology #Coral #Geology
paper · doi:10.1017/s0025315405011495
openalex publication_date 2005/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The effects of ten different water temperatures on the growth of newly released ephyrae of Aurelia labiata 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.