Untapped Edible Jellyfish of Sri Lanka: Crambione mastigophora and Rhopilema hispidum (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa)
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Krishan D. Karunarathne [1] ; M. D. S. T. de Croos [1]
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[1] Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura, Gonawila (NWP),
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- Localización: Thalassas: An international journal of marine sciences, ISSN 0212-5919, Vol. 39, Nº. 2 (October 2023), 2023, págs. 657-670
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Taxonomic studies, which lead to species identifications, provide a basis for the sustainable utilisation of marine living resources. In Sri Lanka, jellyfish resources are poorly investigated. Therefore, a gelatinous zooplankton survey was carried out from 2016 to 2020, and two edible species of scyphomedusae, viz. Crambione mastigophora and Rhopilema hispidum, which have not yet been commercially exploited in Sri Lanka, were identified and a detailed account of the morphological characteristics including detailed photographs of these two species is presented. Comparative morphological features of C. mastigophora, R. hispidum and their congeners from different geographic locations using data from historical studies are also presented, identifying potential fishing grounds in Sri Lankan waters. In this study, C. mastigophora was re-sampled after a century and R. hispidum was reported for the first time from Sri Lankan waters.
