Sea Water Acidification Affects Osmotic Swelling, Regulatory Volume Decrease and Discharge in Nematocytes of the JellyfishPelagia noctiluca | Zendy

Rossana Morabito | Zendy; Angela Marino | Zendy; Peter K. Lauf | Zendy; Norma C. Adragna | Zendy; Giuseppina La Spada | Zendy

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Sea Water Acidification Affects Osmotic Swelling, Regulatory Volume Decrease and Discharge in Nematocytes of the JellyfishPelagia noctiluca

Author(s) -

Rossana Morabito,

Angela Marino,

Peter K. Lauf,

Norma C. Adragna,

Giuseppina La Spada

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

cellular physiology and biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1421-9778

pISSN - 1015-8987

DOI - 10.1159/000356629

Subject(s) - cnidocyte , scyphozoa , jellyfish , osmotic shock , homeostasis , seawater , ocean acidification , cnidaria , chemistry , biology , biophysics , ecology , endocrinology , coral , biochemistry , gene

Increased acidification/PCO2 of sea water is a threat to the environment and affects the homeostasis of marine animals. In this study, the effect of sea water pH changes on the osmotic phase (OP), regulatory volume decrease (RVD) and discharge of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) nematocytes, collected from the Strait of Messina (Italy), was assessed.

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