Diet, prey selection and daily ration of Stomolophus meleagris, a filter-feeding Scyphomedusa from the NE Gulf of Mexico

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Larson, R. J.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Date Issued
1991
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More than 20 prey taxa were identified from gut contents of Stomolophusmeleagris medusae in the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico; seven taxa formed over 98% of the total. Bivalve veligers (mostly Crassostrea virginica) dominated, constituting 56% of the total. Other significant prey were copepod eggs, nauplii, copepodites and adults, gastropod veligers, and Oikopleura sp. Mean numbers of prey in the guts of S. meleagris medusae (bell height ranged from 1.5 to 10 cm) varied from 400 to 9300. Numbers of prey were an exponential function of medusan biomass, increasing from 700 prey at 9 g wet weight to 6000 prey at 325 g wet weight.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
17 p.
Subject (Topical)
Scyphomedusae
Scyphozoa
Jellyfishes
Mexico, Gulf of
Identifier
3353870
Additional Information
More than 20 prey taxa were identified from gut contents of Stomolophusmeleagris medusae in the north-eastern Gulf of Mexico; seven taxa formed over 98% of the total. Bivalve veligers (mostly Crassostrea virginica) dominated, constituting 56% of the total. Other significant prey were copepod eggs, nauplii, copepodites and adults, gastropod veligers, and Oikopleura sp. Mean numbers of prey in the guts of S. meleagris medusae (bell height ranged from 1.5 to 10 cm) varied from 400 to 9300. Numbers of prey were an exponential function of medusan biomass, increasing from 700 prey at 9 g wet weight to 6000 prey at 325 g wet weight.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/ and may be cited as: Larson, R. J. (1991). Diet, prey selection and daily ration of Stomolophus meleagris, a filter-feeding Scyphomedusa from the NE Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 32(5), 511-525. doi:10.1016/0272-7714(91)90038-D
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #832.
Date Backup
1991
Date Text
1991
DOI
10.1016/0272-7714(91)90038-D
Date Issued (EDTF)
1991
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Larson, R. J.

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Diet, prey selection and daily ration of Stomolophus meleagris, a filter-feeding Scyphomedusa from the NE Gulf of Mexico
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353870
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Elsevier B.V.
1991
single unit
Title
Diet, prey selection and daily ration of Stomolophus meleagris, a filter-feeding Scyphomedusa from the NE Gulf of Mexico
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Diet, prey selection and daily ration of Stomolophus meleagris, a filter-feeding Scyphomedusa from the NE Gulf of Mexico