A new species of lobate ctenophore, Leucothea pulchra sp. nov., from the California Bight
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Plankton Research
- Vol. 10 (2) , 301-311
- https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/10.2.301
Abstract
Leucothea pulchra sp. nov., a relatively large and abundant lobate ctenophore from the California Bight is described after a 56-year hiatus from scientific scrutiny. Classification and morphological description of L.pulchra are based on recent field and laboratory observations. Blue-water diving enabled observations in the field; video and 35-mm photography in the field and in the laboratory facilitated the analysis of data.Keywords
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