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Study Finds Jellyfish are Monitors for and Conveyors of Crude Oil Toxins.

March 12, 2014
Study Finds Jellyfish are Monitors for and Conveyors of Crude Oil Toxins.
Common Name: Moon Jelly. Scientific Name: Aurelia aurita. Picture courtesy of Voyage to Inner Space – Exploring the Seas with NOAA photographer Anna Fiolek, NOAA Central Library.

A team of scientists from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, including students from California and China, assessed the effects of crude oil exposure on adult and larval gelatinous zooplankton species – some commonly referred to as jellyfish.

Research sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative