Abstract
Asexual reproduction of polyps of Nemopilema nomurai, of which massive blooms have occurred in Korean waters every summer since 2003, were tested under 20 combinations of temperature (10, 15, 20, and 25°C) and salinity (12, 17, 22, 27, and 32 psu). Production of podocysts increased with increasing temperature (20 and 25°C), while strobilaton and ephyral liberation occurred at low temperatures (10 and 15°C). Temperature also affected the initiation of ephyral liberation (approximately 25 days at 15°C, and 50 days at 10 and 20°C, respectively). The number of podocysts was only significantly different between 27 and 32 psu, and salinity had no significant effect on the excystment of podocysts, ephyral liberlation, showing N. nomurai is euryhaline. These results demonstrated that temperature is an important factor on both the podocysts production and ephyrae liberation, possibly explaining early spring liberation of ephyrae and continuous introduction of medusae into Korean coastal waters through summer to fall.
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Lee, H.E., Han, C.H., Kim, B. et al. Effects of temperature and salinity on the asexual reproduction of Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae). Ocean Sci. J. 52, 573–579 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-017-0040-5
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