First description of the life cycle of the jellyfish Rhizostoma luteum (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae).

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Karen Kienberger, Marta Riera-Buch, Alexandre M Schönemann, Vanessa Bartsch, Roland Halbauer, Laura Prieto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Medusa; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202093; https://doaj.org/article/0a26c0d9dca540bea1388151c0a5efc1

Jellyfish blooms are a significant environmental problem that is increasing and may be influenced by anthropocentric practices such as overfishing, pollution, eutrophication, translocation, climate change, and ocean acidification. Many jellyfish have unknown life cycles leading to these blooms. We d...