Discovery and experimental verification of the spectral characteristics at different growth stages of Aurelia

Abstract

Under the dual pressure of human activities and global changes, jellyfish outbreaks have occurred frequently in China's offshore waters in recent years, with serious impacts on marine fisheries, coastal tourism, marine ecology and cooling water systems for coastal industries. In order to accurately identify the origin of Aurelia and to be more proactive in the prevention and control of Aurelia outbreaks, this article proposed the use of ultraviolet (UV) and fluorescence spectroscopy to detect the polyps, ephyrae and larvae of Aurelia at different growth stages. The AvaSpec-2048 UV visible fibre spectrometer and the F-7000 fluorescence spectrophotometer were used to focus on studying the UV absorption spectrum and three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum of the polyps, ephyrae, and larvae of Aurelia cultured under laboratory conditions. The research results showed that the three-dimensional fluorescence spectrum of the three different growth stages of Aurelia, namely polyps, ephyrae and larvae of Aurelia, had relatively similar fluorescence distributions, and the fluorescence intensity was different from each other. However, the absorption peaks of the three UV absorption spectrum appeared in different UV light bands and there were absorption peaks of different intensities. The different spectral characteristics at different growth stages of Aurelia provide new ideas and methods for exploring the birthplace of Aurelia.