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A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands

Year 2011, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 4 - 13, 01.04.2011

Abstract

Abstract The only ctenophore reports from Maltese coastal waters ever published date back to over 40 years ago, with only two comb jelly species being previously recorded from such waters. A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from Maltese coastal waters, all substantiated through underwater photography or video footage and pertaining to Leucothea multicornis, Beroe cucumis and Beroe forskalii, is hereby reported. These sightings were submitted by members of the public as part of the citizen science initiative known as „Spot the Jellyfish‟.

References

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  • Shiganova, T.A, and Malej, A. (2009) Native and Non-native Ctenophores in the Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea. Journal of Plankton Research 31 (1): 61-71, doi:10.1093/ plankt/fbn102
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Year 2011, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 4 - 13, 01.04.2011

Abstract

References

  • Agassiz, L. (1860) Contribution to the Natural History of the United States of America. Vol. 3. Little, Brown, 1-301, Boston.
  • Boero, F., Putti, M., Trainito, E., Prontera, E., Piraino, S., and Shiganova, T. (2009) First records of Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) from the Ligurian, Thyrrhenian and Ionian Seas (Western Mediterranean) and First Record of Phyllorhiza punctata (Cnidaria) from the Western Mediterranean. Aquatic Invasions 4(4): 675-680.
  • Claustre, H., Kerherve, P., Marty, J. C., Prieur, L., Videau, C., and Hecq, J.H. (1994) Phytoplankton Dynamics Associated with a Geostrophic front: Ecological and Biogeochemical Implications. J. Mar. Res. 52: 711–742.
  • Chun, C. (1880) Die Ctenophoren des Golfes von Neapel. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, 1: 1–313. Deidun, A. (2010) Notes on the Recent Occurrence of Uncommon Pelagic “jellyfish” Species in Maltese Coastal Waters. Naturalista Siciliano S. IV, XXXIV (3-4): 375-284. Deidun, A., Drago, A., Galea, A., Azzopardi, J., Gauci, A., and Melin, F. (in preparation). A first attempt at testing correlation between MODIS ocean colour data and in situ chlorophyll a measurements within Maltese coastal waters.
  • Evans, F. (1968) Le zooplankton de Malte. Pelagos, 9: 5-20.
  • Fuentes, V.L, Atienza D, Gili, J-M, and Purcell, J.E. (2009) First Record of Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865 off the NW Mediterranean Coast of Spain. Aquatic Invasions 4: 671- 674, doi:10.3391/ai.2009.4.4.12
  • Mayer, A. G. (1912) Ctenophores of the Atlantic Coast of North America. Publs. Carnegie Inst., 162, 1–58.
  • Micallef, H. and Evans, F. (1968) The Marine Fauna of Malta. Marine
  • Science Royal University, Malta, 1: 143-172.
  • Mills, C.E., Hugh, P.R., Harbison, G.R., and Haddock, S.H.D. (1996) Medusae, Siphonophores and Ctenophores of the Alboran Sea, South Western Mediterranean Source. Scientia Marina 60(1):145 -163.
  • Shiganova, T.A, and Malej, A. (2009) Native and Non-native Ctenophores in the Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea. Journal of Plankton Research 31 (1): 61-71, doi:10.1093/ plankt/fbn102
  • Wrobel, D. and Mills, C. (1998) Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertebrates. A Guide to the Common Gelatinous Animals. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, pp. 108.
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Publication Date April 1, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 17 Issue: 1

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APA Deidun, A. . (2011). A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, 17(1), 4-13.
AMA Deidun A. A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. April 2011;17(1):4-13.
Chicago Deidun, Alan. “A Collection of Recent Ctenophore Sightings from the Maltese Islands”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 17, no. 1 (April 2011): 4-13.
EndNote Deidun A (April 1, 2011) A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 17 1 4–13.
IEEE A. . Deidun, “A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands”, Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 4–13, 2011.
ISNAD Deidun, Alan. “A Collection of Recent Ctenophore Sightings from the Maltese Islands”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment 17/1 (April 2011), 4-13.
JAMA Deidun A. A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. 2011;17:4–13.
MLA Deidun, Alan. “A Collection of Recent Ctenophore Sightings from the Maltese Islands”. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, vol. 17, no. 1, 2011, pp. 4-13.
Vancouver Deidun A. A collection of recent ctenophore sightings from the Maltese Islands. Journal of Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment. 2011;17(1):4-13.