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Marine gelatinous zooplankton of the Egyptian waters: a review

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Ecology and Biology

Abstract

Gelatinous plankton is formed by representatives of cnidarians (true jellyfish), ctenophores (comb jellies) and tunicates (salps). Gelatinous groups are a conspicuous, but relatively little studied component of marine ecosystems; in recent years its importance in pelagic food webs has gained increased awareness. They are essential components of the marine food web, relaying primary production from microbial algae to fish and seabirds. Gelatinous zooplankton may cause substantial mortality of fish eggs and larvae. This may play an important role in decreasing fishing stock of commercial fisheries, and they are an important variable in fisheries science and that it cannot be overlooked. The objective of this paper is to review a current knowledge on gelatinous zooplankton in the Egyptian waters of Mediterranean and Red Seas.

DOI

10.21608/eja.2020.94283

Keywords

Gelatinous zooplankton, jellyfish, Cnidarians, Ctenophores, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Authors

First Name

Walaa

Last Name

Zaghloul

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S.

Affiliation

Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt

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cathren_100@yahoo.com

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First Name

Fedekar

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Madkour

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F.

Affiliation

Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt

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fedekarmadkour@yahoo.com

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First Name

Samya

Last Name

Mohammad

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt

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Volume

10

Article Issue

2

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14213

Issue Date

2020-06-01

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2018-11-25

Publish Date

2020-06-01

Page Start

35

Page End

45

Print ISSN

2090-7877

Online ISSN

2636-3984

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https://eja.journals.ekb.eg/article_94283.html

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Technical Papers

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829

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal for Aquaculture

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https://eja.journals.ekb.eg/

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Marine gelatinous zooplankton of the Egyptian waters: a review

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22 Jan 2023