title: Toxicity of Mediterranean Scyphomedusae: An Overview.
abstract: Following in-depth analysis and examination, jellyfish toxins have been found to consist of a mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, and other non-proteinaceous components. What remains to be clarified is the specific chemical nature of jellyfish toxins due to their heat lability. This paper reviews current knowledge of the toxic properties of the most common Mediterranean scyphozoans (A. aurita, C. hysoscella, C. tuberculata, P. noctiluca, R. pulmo) and the activity of their venom.
authors.affiliation: OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale) - Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola Del
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.forename: Ciriaco
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: Cataletto
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Delogu G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Maria
authors.forename: Kokelj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D037401:Scyphozoa
chemical_list: D003064:Cnidarian Venoms