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The jellyfish was first discovered in 1827 in the Strait of Gibraltar by French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard. At that time, as many as nine specimens were found.
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For the first time, cave-dwelling corals measuring just several millimetres have been observed working together to catch and consume jellyfish much larger than them.
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The first comprehensive inventory of Mnemiopsis leidyi in European waters has been published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, and this brings to light evidence that we have been underestimating the role of ocean curren
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Sometimes, there’s no need to plunge into the ocean depths or venture into a rainforest to discover a new species. Sometimes, all you need to do is simply to take a closer look.
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The project was coordinated by Antonio Carlos Marques, a professor at the University of São Paulo's Biosciences Institute and director of its Marine Biology Center, and Otto Muller Patrão de Oliveira, a professor at the Federal University of the A
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For two decades, sensationalist headlines have prophesied the gelatinous end to the oceans as we know them.
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After combing through more than 2,000 articles and conducting a systematic review of the evidence for the use of heat or ice in the treatment of cnidarian envenomations, the team concluded that the majority of studies to date support the use of ho
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Animals are endowed with the capacity to repair injuries. Some animals simply heal the wound, whereas others are able to regenerate lost parts.
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Irukandji jellyfish are highly venomous and dangerous, hospitalizing up to 100 people annually in Australia.
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According to a new study by the Marine Conservation Society and the University of Exeter, last year saw record jellyfish numbers in British seas and is expected to be equaled this year, with billions of the creatures already congregating by mid-
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But in mouse and human blood, the venom’s effects appeared to be blocked by zinc, the scientists report. So Dr. Yanagihara says she is advising a company that is seeking to develop antidotes using the compound zinc gluconate.
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The crown jellies, Coronatae, belong to the Scyphozoans, a class of jellyfish counting some 200 species, many of them stunningly beautiful.
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“Fish normally keep jellyfish in check through competition and predation but overfishing can destroy that balance.
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