The association between young whiting,Gadus merlangus, and the jelly-fishCyanea capillata
- 30 November 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Sarsia
- Vol. 3 (1) , 47-55
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1961.10410249
Abstract
Young whiting probably profit from the protection offered by jelly-fish. They feed upon plankton organisms, mainly copepods, and do not normally attack the jelly-fish, although in the aquarium they may take minced jelly-fish tissue. They take Hyperia galba when offered. They appear to have obtained a certain degree of immunity from the nematocysts of Cyanea. This is probably due to the properties of their body surface, for contact with tentacles does not produce large-scale discharge of nematocysts.Keywords
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