Life cycle of Carybdea marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 (Cubozoa, Carybdeidae) reveals metamorphosis to be a modified strobilation

Two types of metamorphosis occur in the life cycle of Carybdea marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 (Cubozoa, Carybdeidae). In addition to the metamorphosis described several times over, during which the entire polyp transforms into one medusa, we investigated a second type of metamorphosis which leaves a rege...

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Published inMarine biology Vol. 147; no. 6; pp. 1271 - 1277
Main Authors STRAEHLER-POHL, I, JARMS, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.10.2005
Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Aquatic life
Biological and medical sciences
Carybdea marsupialis
Carybdeidae
Cubozoa
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Life cycles
Marine
Marine biology
Metamorphosis
Scyphozoa
Sea water ecosystems
Synecology
Life cycle
Metamorphosis
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Summary:Two types of metamorphosis occur in the life cycle of Carybdea marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 (Cubozoa, Carybdeidae). In addition to the metamorphosis described several times over, during which the entire polyp transforms into one medusa, we investigated a second type of metamorphosis which leaves a regenerative remnant. This mode of medusa formation seems to be derived from the strobilation known from Scyphozoa. Both types are described and the implications these results have on the idea about the origin of the class Cubozoa, are discussed.
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ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/s00227-005-0031-4