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The mauve stinger Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) plastics contamination, the Strait of Messina case

International Journal of Environmental Studies 2021 39 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Marco Albano, Giuseppe Panarello, Davide Di Paola, Giovanna D’Angelo, Antonia Granata, Serena Savoca, Gioele Capillo

Summary

Researchers documented microplastic contamination in the mauve stinger jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca collected from the Strait of Messina, confirming that cnidarians can ingest plastic particles through their normal filter-feeding behavior.

It is well known that microplastics are ingested by a wide range of marine organisms. Little is known about their occurrence in cnidarians. The paper reports microplastic contamination in Pelagia noctiluca, collected from the Strait of Messina. Our results confirm the ability of this species to uptake plastic particles, in relation to its feeding behaviour.

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