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Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Cnidaria: Scyphozoa NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 397 Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Cnidaria: Scyphozoa Ronald J. Larson August 1976 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Elliot l. Richardson, Secretary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rob\~rt M. White, Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service Robert W. Schoning, Director t'ot Sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. GO'o'crnment Printing Office Wo,hington. D.C. 20~02 - Stock No. 003.017-00387 ,'., NOAA FOAM 25-13 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 12-73) BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA SHEET NATIONAL OCEANIC AtJD Al'MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 1. NOAA ACCE:;SION NUMBER 2 3 RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NUMBER NOAA-7610l8l5 1 • 1 • 4. TITLE AND SL,'ST:TLE S. REPO~T DATE Marine Flora and Fauna of the North~astern United States. Au!! 1976 Cnidaria: Scyphozoa 6. 7. AUTHOR!SI 8. REPORT NO. Ronald J. Larson CU.S. National Museum, Washington. DC) NOAA-TR-NMFS Circular ~~7 9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 10. PROJECT/TASK NO. NOM, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA, 181 CJ S' 11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO. Scientific Publications Staff 12, SPONSORING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS 13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD Same COVERED 1'~~h Rent' 14. 15. PUBLICATION REFERENCE NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 397, August 1976. 21 p, 28 fig, 24 ref. 16. ABSTRACT This manual is an introduction to the scyphomedusae found in coastal waters from Maine to the Chesapeake Bay. It includes a discussion of their identification, ~- collection, rearing, preservation, and nematocysts. Also included is an introduction to the natural history of the scyphopolyps and medusa,e, a discussion of stinging scyphomedusae, a glossary of terms, an illustrated synopsis of ephyrae, an illustrating key to the scyphomedusae (including the Stauromedusae), an annotated systematic list, a bibliography of major refer~nces, and an index. (Author) 17. KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS 17A. DESCRIPTORS Coelenterata, Jellyfish, MaTlua1s, Taxonomy, Invertebrates, Descriptions 11e. IDENTIFIERS/OPEN-SNOED TERMS Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Stauromedusae, Scyphistomae, Ephyrae, Scypr.omedusae, Sea net'tles, Sea wasps, Keys, U.S. Northeast Coast, Systematic lists !7C. COSATI ~IE:::LD/GROUP 6C 18. AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 19. SECURITY CLASS 21. NO. OF PAGES (This report) UNCLASSIFIED d-5 20. SECURITY CLASS 22. PRICE (This report) -:> "). -~O . , UNCLASSIFIED NOAA FORM 25-13 I SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS. ---------_.._..._------ I NOAA TEPHNICAL REPORTS ~ National Marine Fisheries Service, Circulars i T!le major responsibiJities of the National Marine Fisheries ServiC"e lNMFS) arl' to monitor and aue" the abundance and Reographic distribution of fbitJery resources. to under:'lland and predict nuctuations in the quantity and di.!ltribution of the~e resourt'es. Iond to establish leveb for optimum use or the resourteS. ! 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