Abstract Chronic skin eruptions may follow the acute reaction to envenomation by some jellyfish, incidence and management of which are not well described. We describe with topical tacrolimus a chronic eruption following Pelagia noctiluca (‘mauve stinger’), one most common stinging jellyfish in Mediterranean Sea. An 8-year-old girl was stung on arm P. Menorca, Spain. First-aid measures vinegar a...

BACKGROUND Species of the scyphozoan family Pelagiidae (e.g., Pelagia noctiluca, Chrysaora quinquecirrha) are well-known for impacting fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism, especially for the painful sting they can inflict on swimmers. However, historical taxonomic uncertainty at the genus (e.g., new genus Mawia) and species levels hinders progress in studying their biology and evolutionary adap...

In recent years, with the rapid improvement of the performance of computers, new possibilities for real-time simulation technologies are emerging. In this study, we simulated the behavior of water in real time and combined this simulation with a measurement of the user’s 3D motion to simulate the interaction between water and light, as observed in Noctiluca. Noctiluca is oceanic plankton that p...

In many species, males rely on sexual ornaments to attract females. Females, by contrast, rarely produce ornaments. The glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) is an exception where wingless females glow to attract males that fly in search of females. However, little is known about the factors that promote the evolution of female ornaments in a sexual selection context. Here, we investigated if the fema...

The scyphozoan Pelagia noctiluca has potential value for research and a wide variety of industrial applications. However, its holoplanktonic life cycle makes it difficult to maintain permanent stock in aquaculture, unlike the continuous supply newly-released ephyrae from jellyfish species with benthic stage. We investigated optimal feeding conditions captive breeding P. , monitoring total body ...