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The mauve stinger <i>Pelagia noctiluca</i> (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) plastics contamination, the Strait of Messina case
International Journal of Environmental Studies2021
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Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Marco Albano,
Marco Albano,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Davide Di Paola
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Davide Di Paola
Marco Albano,
Serena Savoca,
Marco Albano,
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola
Davide Di Paola
Davide Di Paola
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola,
Marco Albano,
Marco Albano,
Serena Savoca,
Marco Albano,
Gioele Capillo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Marco Albano,
Gioele Capillo,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Antonia Granata,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Serena Savoca,
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola
Davide Di Paola
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola
Marco Albano,
Marco Albano,
Serena Savoca,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Serena Savoca,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Gioele Capillo,
Serena Savoca,
Marco Albano,
Gioele Capillo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Gioele Capillo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Gioele Capillo,
Gioele Capillo,
Antonia Granata,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Serena Savoca,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Gioele Capillo,
Giuseppe Panarello,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Giovanna D’Angelo,
Gioele Capillo,
Gioele Capillo,
Davide Di Paola,
Davide Di Paola
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.