Reproductive and environmental traits explain the variation in egg size among Medusozoa (Cnidaria)

J García-Rodríguez, AF Cunha… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Medusozoa (Cnidaria) are characterized by diverse life cycles, with different semaphoronts
(medusa, medusoid, fixed gonophore, polyp) representing the sexual phase and carrying …

Medusa: a review of an ancient cnidarian body form

C Lewis Ames - Marine organisms as model systems in biology and …, 2018 - Springer
Medusae (aka jellyfish) have multiphasic life cycles and a propensity to adapt to, and
proliferate in, a plethora of aquatic habitats, connecting them to a number of ecological and …

Fieldable environmental DNA sequencing to assess jellyfish biodiversity in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys, United States

CL Ames, AH Ohdera, SM Colston… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in molecular sequencing technology and the increased availability of
fieldable laboratory equipment have provided researchers with the opportunity to conduct …

A new transcriptome and transcriptome profiling of adult and larval tissue in the box jellyfish Alatina alata: an emerging model for studying venom, vision and sex

C Lewis Ames, JF Ryan, AE Bely, P Cartwright… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Cubozoans (box jellyfish) are cnidarians that have evolved a number of
distinguishing features. Many cubozoans have a particularly potent sting, effected by …

Box Jellyfish Alatina alata Has a Circumtropical Distribution

JW Lawley, CL Ames, B Bentlage… - The Biological …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
Species of the box jellyfish (Cubozoa) genus Alatina are notorious for their sting along the
beaches of several localities of the Atlantic and Pacific. These species include Alatina alata …

[HTML][HTML] Revision of the genus Carybdea (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeidae): clarifying the identity of its type species Carybdea marsupialis

MJ Acevedo, I Straehler-Pohl, AC Morandini… - Zootaxa, 2019 - mapress.com
While records of Carybdea marsupialis in the literature suggest a worldwide distribution of
this species, the validity of some of these records has been questioned recently, as has the …

Early Life History of the 'Irukandji' Jellyfish Carukia barnesi

R Courtney, S Browning, J Seymour - PloS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Adult medusae of Carukia barnesi were collected near Double Island, North Queensland
Australia. From 73 specimens, 8 males and 15 females spawned under laboratory …

Gonadal histology of box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) reveals variation between internal fertilizing species Alatina alata (Alatinidae) and Copula sivickisi …

J García‐Rodríguez, C Lewis Ames… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cubozoans (box jellyfish) are gonochoristic cnidarians with distinct reproductive strategies.
This comparative histological study examines the gonad organization of Alatina alata and …

Histological Investigation of the Female Gonads of Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (Cubozoa: Cnidaria) Suggests Iteroparous Reproduction

J García-Rodríguez, CL Ames, A Jaimes-Becerra… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The box jellyfish Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (Chirodropida: Cubozoa: Cnidaria) is common
in warm waters. Although it is assumed that external fertilization is a characteristic of …

Evidence for an Alternative Mechanism of Toxin Production in the Box Jellyfish Alatina alata

C Lewis Ames, J Macrander - 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cubozoans (box jellyfish) have a reputation as the most venomous animals on the planet.
Herein, we provide a review of cubozoan prey capture and digestion informed by the …