Medusae of the genera Paraphyllina, Periphylla and Atolla from the Amsterdam Mid North Atlantic Plankton Expeditions (1980-1983)

The vertical distribution patterns of Paraphyllina ransoni Russell, 1956, Periphylla periphylla (P\xc3\xa9ron & Lesueur, 1809), Atolla parva Russell, 1958, A. vanhoeffeni Russell, 1957, and A. wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 are described. A comparison with other bathypelagic taxa shows that there are va...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spoel, S. van der
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/504330
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Summary:The vertical distribution patterns of Paraphyllina ransoni Russell, 1956, Periphylla periphylla (P\xc3\xa9ron & Lesueur, 1809), Atolla parva Russell, 1958, A. vanhoeffeni Russell, 1957, and A. wyvillei Haeckel, 1880 are described. A comparison with other bathypelagic taxa shows that there are various upper limits to be drawn for the bathypelagic area. Four typically different vertical distribution patterns are described.