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Journal of Plankton Research 2009 31(8):921-926; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbp031
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Preservation of the larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata)

Lindsay J. Sullivan{dagger} and Dian J. Gifford*

Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA

* CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: dgifford{at}gso.uri.edu

Received on March 3, 2009; revised on April 8, 2009; accepted on April 17, 2009


  Abstract

Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae were preserved quantitatively for up to 1 year in 5–20% acid Lugol's solution. The highest preservation efficiency and least shrinkage and deformation occurred in the 5% treatment.

{dagger} Present Address: Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University, 3152 Paradise drive, Tiburon, CA 94920, USA.

Corresponding editor: Mark J. Gibbons


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