Massimo Avian

1. DESCO, Karin. The ecology of the Opistobranch mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic) : tesi sperimentale. Trieste: [K. Desco], 2009. 106 f., ilustr., tabele. [COBISS.SI-ID 2143567]

2. OLIOSI, Nicole. Nidobiology of two labrid species in the Gulf of Trieste : tesi sperimentale : master joint degree in marine biology. Trieste: [N. Oliosi], [marec 2010]. II, 77 str., 19 f. pril., ilustr., tabele. [COBISS.SI-ID 2369103]

3. AVIAN, Massimo, MALEJ, Alenka. The cnidome and ecology of Aurelia polyps and medusae (Scyphozoa; Semaeostomaeae; Ulmaridae) in the Northern Adriatic : [na] 8th international conference on coelenterate biology - ICCB8, Eilat, Izrael, 01.-05. dec. 2013. ICCB8, 2013. [COBISS.SI-ID 3004751]

4. AVIAN, Massimo, MALEJ, Alenka. Aurelia polyps and medusae (Scyphozoa; Semaeostomeae; Ulmaridae) in the Northern Adriatic: their cnidome and ecology. V: PERSEUS International workshop : Coming to grips with the jellyfish phenomenon in the Southern European and other Seas (SES): research to the rescue of coastal managers : Cadiz, Spain, Aulario La Bomba, 2-3 march 2015. Cadiz: PERSEUS Internat. workshop, 2015. Str. 17. ISBN 978-960-9798-23-5. [COBISS.SI-ID 3793231]

5. AVIAN, Massimo, RAMŠAK, Andreja, TIRELLI, V., DʼAMBRA, I., MALEJ, Alenka. New developments in Pelagiidae taxonomy and phylogeny (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Semaeostomeae). V: Fifth International Jellyfish Bloom Symposium : Abstract book. Barcelona: Barcelona University, 2016. Str. 21. [COBISS.SI-ID 3914831]

6. AVIAN, Massimo, RAMŠAK, Andreja, TIRELLI, Valentina, DʼAMBRA, I., MALEJ, Alenka. Redescription of Pelagia benovici into a new jellyfish genus, Mawia, gen. nov., and its phylogenetic position within Pelagiidae (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Semaeostomeae). Invertebrate systematics. 2016, vol. 30, iss. 6, str. 523-546, ilustr. ISSN 1445-5226. http://www.publish.csiro.au/view/journals/dsp_journals_pip_abstract_scholar1.cfm?nid=120&pip=IS16010, DOI: 10.1071/IS16010. [COBISS.SI-ID 3971407]

7. MACALUSO, Vanessa. Morphological and morphometrical analysis of two populations (Gulf of Trieste, Italy and Bages-Sigean Lagoon, France) of Rhizostoma pulmo (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae, Rhizostomatidae) with notes on phylogenesis of the genus Rhizostoma. Trieste: [V. Macaluso], 2018-2019. 128 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 40584709]

8. PILLEPICH, Nicole. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Rhizostoma (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae, Rhizostomatidae), with notes of the morphology of the gastrovascular system of Rhizostoma pulmo. [Trieste: N. Pillepich, 2020]. 92 str., ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 66411011]

9. TIRELLI, Valentina, KOGOVŠEK, Tjaša, ROGELJA, Manja, PALIAGA, Paolo, AVIAN, Massimo, MALEJ, Alenka. Why do only males of Mawia benovici (Pelagiidae: Semaeostomeae: Scyphozoa) seem to onhabit the Northern Adriatic sea. Diversity. 2021, vol. 13, iss. 6, str. 1-3, ilustr. ISSN 1424-2818. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/222, DiRROS - Digitalni repozitorij raziskovalnih organizacij Slovenije, DOI: 10.3390/d13060222. [COBISS.SI-ID 64681219]

10. AVIAN, Massimo, MANCINI, Lucia, VOLTOLINI, Marco, BONNET, Delphine, DREOSSI, Diego, MACALUSO, Vanessa, PILLEPICH, Nicole, PRIETO, Laura, RAMŠAK, Andreja, TERLIZZI, Antonio, MOTTA, Gregorio. A novel endocast technique providing a 3D quantitative analysis of the gastrovascular system in Rhizostoma pulmo : an unexpected through-gut in cnidaria. PloS one. 4 Aug. 2022, vol. 17, iss. 8, str. 1-26, ilustr. ISSN 1932-6203. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272023, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272023. [COBISS.SI-ID 118232323]

11. AVIAN, Massimo, RAMŠAK, Andreja. Phylum cnidaria : classes scyphozoa, cubozoa, and staurozoa. V: SCHIERWATER, Bernd (ur.), DESALLE, Rob (ur.). Invertebrate zoology : a tree of life approach. 1st ed. Boca Raton; London; New York: CRC Press, cop. 2022. Str. [149]-172, ilustr. ISBN 978-1-4822-3581-4, ISBN 978-0-367-68567-6, ISBN 978-0-429-15905-3. [COBISS.SI-ID 78337283]

12. MOTTA, Gregorio, TERLIZZI, Antonio, ROGELJA, Manja, MANCINI, Lucia, VOLTOLINI, Marco, DREOSSI, Diego, TIRELLI, Valentina, AVIAN, Massimo. The hidden gastrovascular system of Rhizostomeae : innovative methods of study. V: JBS7, 2023, 7th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium : Jellyfish, ecosystems and humans : 21-25 November 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India : book of abstracts. 7th International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium (JBS7, 2023), Jellyfish, Ecosystems and Humans, 21-25 November 2023, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. [Thiruvananthapuram: s. n., 2023]. Str. 61. [COBISS.SI-ID 182564611]

13. MOTTA, Gregorio, VOLTOLINI, Marco, MANCINI, Lucia, DREOSSI, Diego, BRUN, Francesco, TIRELLI, Valentina, CASTELLETTO, Lorenzo Peter, ROGELJA, Manja, TERLIZZI, Antonio, AVIAN, Massimo. New advances in jellyfish anatomy : the benefits of endocasts and X-ray microtomography in the investigation of the gastrovascular system of Cotylorhiza tuberculata (Scyphozoa; Rhizostomeae; Cepheidae). PloS one. Nov. 2025, [vol.] 20, 11, [article no.] e0336682, str. 1-24, ilustr., zvd. ISSN 1932-6203. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0336682, Repozitorij Univerze na Primorskem - RUP, DiRROS - Digitalni repozitorij raziskovalnih organizacij Slovenije, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336682. [COBISS.SI-ID 258358787]

14. PICCARDO, Manuela, MOTTA, Gregorio, VELLANI, Verdiana, AVIAN, Massimo, ROGELJA, Manja, BEVILACQUA, Stanislao. Can nuisance species profit from new materials for marine artificial structures? : A pilot study on settlement of Chrysaora hysoscella on biochar-based concrete. Marine environmental research. [Print ed.]. Jan. 2026, vol. 213, [article no.] 107623, str. 1-6, ilustr. ISSN 0141-1136. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113625006804, Repozitorij Univerze na Primorskem - RUP, DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107623. [COBISS.SI-ID 254144259]