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Stygiomedusa fabulosa from the North Atlantic: its Taxonomy, with a note on its Natural History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. R. Harbison ,
K. L. Smith  and
R. H. Backus
G. R. Harbison
Affiliation:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543
K. L. Smith
Affiliation:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543
R. H. Backus
Affiliation:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543
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The largest recorded specimen of the mesopelagic scyphomedusa, Stygiomedusa fabulosa Russell 1959, was taken in the North Atlantic (49° 53' N, 33° 18' W). Umbrella diameter was 140 cm with an oral arm length of 164 cm. This specimen is morphologically intermediate between the nominal species of the genus, S. fabulosa and S. stauchi. This suggests that S. stauchi is not a distinct species. The midwater fish Thalassobathia peligica was captured in the same haul and could live in association with large scyphomedusae.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , August 1973 , pp. 615 - 617
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1973

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