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The life cycle of Laodicea indica (Laodiceidae, Leptomedusae, Cnidaria)
Bouillon, J.; Boero, F.; Fraschetti, S. (1991). The life cycle of Laodicea indica (Laodiceidae, Leptomedusae, Cnidaria). Hydrobiologia 216(1): 151-157. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00026456
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Keywords
    Hydrozoa [WoRMS]; Laodicea Lesson, 1843 [WoRMS]; Laodicea indica Browne, 1905 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    HYDROZOA; LIFE CYCLES; LAODICEA
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  • Bouillon, J., more
  • Boero, F., more
  • Fraschetti, S.
Abstract
    The life cycle of Laodicea indica is described. In the Bismarck Sea this species shows a normal alternation of generations in the wet season; but in the dry season the cycle is contracted, and planulae give rise to gonothecae without formation of a hydroid colony. Medusae are liberated about 3 d after planula settlement. This life cycle pattern is previously unreported in hydromedusae. The possible adaptive value of such a life cycle and the evolution of polyp reduction in hydromedusan life cycles are discussed.
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