Seasonal Size Composition of Gelatinous Macrozooplankton in the Sinop Peninsula of Black Sea
Journal: Marine Science and Technology Bulletin
Year: 2019

In this study, size compositions of Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758), Pleurobrachia pileus (O. F. Müller, 1776) and Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 were presented seasonally between March 2015 and February 2016 at the Sinop Peninsula of Black Sea. Sampling was carried out monthly at the 6 stations by plankton net (50 cm diameter mouth opening, 500 mm mesh size for horizontal tows, 210 mm mesh size for vertical tows). Small sized individuals of A. aurita, M. leidyi and P. pileus were found domi