Mucocutaneous junctional and flexural paresthesias caused by the holoplanktonic trachymedusa Liriope tetraphylla

Multiple stages of Liriope telraphylla caused paresthesias leading to chafi ng and excoriations in swimmers along the Southern Uruguayan and Northern A rgentinean Atlantic coasts. These episodes appear seasonally in the summer and affect groups of bathers in shallow water (1-3 m). Copyright (C) 2000 S . Karger AG, Basel.