Vasilis STERGIOS le 25/12/21
Spotted a number of these siphonophores In the middle of a planktonic bloom, composed mainly of numerous pelagia noctiluca, pteropods, a limited number of sapphirinas and a few ctenophora.
Vasilis STERGIOS le 12/01/22
@Laurent Fey It is possible. WoRMS has documented of both Bijuga and Cara in the Mediterranean but has marked Cara as inaccurate for the area https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135496
I believe it is safe to say that it belongs to the Nanomia genus with Bijuga being a possible candidate for species.
Laurent FEY le 10/01/22
Is it possible it could be Nanomia cara ?
Vasilis STERGIOS le 26/12/21
Thank you for the CSIRO pdf Gaël Modrak! I think that the Nanomia bijuga description fits perfectly. Even the ovoid and red pigmented apical float is accurate, though this is not perfecly clear in my shots due to the flash intensity.
Best wishes for the holidays, good health and good company for the year to come!
Gaël MODRAK le 26/12/21
Sorry, doesn't match in terms of location, probably another close specie... Maybe that link could help... https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/download?pid=csi...
Gaël
Gaël MODRAK le 26/12/21
Hello,
Probably : FEY Laurent, MARTINS Emmanuelle in : DORIS, 23/12/2021 : Agalma elegans (Sars, 1846), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/549
It will be published very soon.
Gaël
