Periphylla periphylla (Peron & Lesueur, 1810) ORDER
RHIZOSTOMEAE Cuvier, 1800 FAMILY LYCHNORHIZIDAE Haeckel, 1880
Life cycle of the jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Scyphozoa:
Rhizostomeae) and its distribution, seasonality and inter-annual variability along the Catalan coast and the Mar Menor (Spain, NW Mediterranean).
Cha et al., "Cytotoxicity and hemolytic activity of jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa:
Rhizostomeae) venom," Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology, vol.
Fine structure, histochemistry, and morphogenesis during excystment of the podocysts of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa,
Rhizostomeae).
Morphological variation and systematics in the Scyphozoa: Mastigias (
Rhizostomeae, Mastigiidae)--a golden unstandard?Hydrobiologia 537: 185-206.
Global phylogeography of Cassiopea (Scyphozoa:
Rhizostomeae): molecular evidence for cryptic species and multiple invasions of the Hawaiian Islands.
Lipid variation in oocytes of the jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris (Scyphozoa:
Rhizostomeae) from Las Guasimas Lagoon, Mexico, during gonadal development.
Morphology of the nematocysts of the medusae of two scyphozoans, Cato.stylus mosaicus and Phyllorhiza punctata (
Rhizostomeae): implications for capture of prey.
Anomalous infrared taxis of an aquatic animal, the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa,
Rhizostomeae).
Table 1 Cnidarian jellyfish species used for feeding experiments of phyllosoma larvae Class Order Species Number of Experiments Scyphozoa* Semaeosiomeae Aurelia aurita > 10 Aurelia aurita > 10 (ephyraev and young medusae) Chrysaora pacifiea > 10 Sanderia malayensis 4
Rhizostomeae Mastigias papua 2 Nemopilema nomurai Hydrozoa Anthomedusae Nemopsis dofleini 4 Spirocodon saltalor > 10 Velella velella 1 Leptomedusae Aequorea S coerulescens Siphonophorae Physalia physafis 1 Cubozoa Cubomedusae Carybdea rastoni 2 * Bell diameters of scyphozoan medusae used for the examinations ranged from 30 to 100 mm.
Unusual population explosion of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa:
Rhizostomeae) in East Asian waters.