The illusion of rarity in an epibenthic jellyfish: facts and artefacts in the distribution of Tesserogastria musculosa (Hydrozoa, Ptychogastriidae)
Abstract Epibenthic and benthopelagic medusae are rarely collected by standard benthic or pelagic sampling methods, and many species are considered uncommon and geographically restricted. Peer-reviewed scientific literature contains only two records of medusae belonging to the monotypic genus Tesser...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | Helgoland Marine Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10152-018-0515-5 |