Discover in Alicante Waters a New Species of Jellyfish of Just a Few Millimetres
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The Copula lucentia measures between one and seven millimeters and is harmless to the human being.
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A new species of jellyfish of just a few millimetres and harmless to humans has been discovered in the waters of El Campello by scientists from the University of Alicante (UA).
The Mediterranean, one of the most studied seas of the planet, still hides unknown species for science. The last is a new species of jellyfish of just a few millimetres, transparent and harmless for the human being, discovered in waters of El Campello, in Alicante.Researchers of the Marine Laboratory of the University of Alicante (UA) in Denia, ... Continue reading "The Mediterranean still keeps secrets: they discover in Alicante a tiny new cube…
It is named ‘Copula lucentia’ for being found in Alicante waters. • It is the second species of cubemedusa recorded in the Mediterranean, after Carybdea marsupialis, described by Linneo in 1758.
The 'Copula lucentia', of only a few millimeters in size, supposes the identification of the second species of cubemedusa documented in the Mediter...
Its size ranges between one and seven millimetres and was identified from specimens collected between 2016 and 2018
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