The discovery of an Antarctic epipelagic medusan in the Mediterranean |
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| Authors: | Pages Francesc; Pugh Phil R; Siegel Volker |
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| Institution: | Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Plaça del Mar s/n, 08039 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain,
1 Southampton Oceanography Centre, Empress Dock, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK and
2 Bundesforschunganstalt für Fischerei, Institut für Seefischerei, Palmaille 9, D-22767 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | A single specimen of the Antarctic anthomedusan Russellia mirabilisKramp 1957 has recently been collected in the AlboránSea. This is the first record for an Antarctic epipelagic organismin the Mediterranean Sea. Transport in the ballast water ofa cargo ship seems the most plausible mechanism for explainingthis rare occurrence. However, an alternative hypothesis isexplored involving a possibly complex medusan life cycle togetherwith the role of Antarctic (Intermediate and Bottom) water asdispersal mechanisms. |
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