First record of Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) off the Syrian coastal water, (eastern Mediterranean Sea)

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Samer Mamish, Hani Durgham , Samar Ikhtiyar

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I4P101

How to Cite?

Samer Mamish, Hani Durgham , Samar Ikhtiyar, "First record of Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) off the Syrian coastal water, (eastern Mediterranean Sea)," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 4, pp. 1-4, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I4P101

Abstract:

The present study reports the first record of a lobata ctenophore Leucothea multicornis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824. L. multicornis was sighted off the Syrian coastal waters (the eastern Mediterranean Sea), about 10 km to the north of Lattakia Port, between Raas Ibn Hani (35°35'35.15"N, 35°45'25.37"E) and The High Institute of Marine Research (35°35'34.95"N, 35°44'31.60"E), during the period between December 2018 and April 2019.

Keywords:

Leucothea multicornis, Mnemiopsis leidyi, Ctenophora, Lobata, Leucothidae, jellyfish, Syrian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Levantine Basin.

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