Diet of the larval ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz (Ctenophora, Lobata)

By L. Sullivan, D. J. Gifford. 2004

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Particle capture mechanisms in suspension-feeding invertebrates (2010, background): “Upon prey capture, the cydippid rapidly retracts the tentacle with the captured prey, manipulating it toward the mouth, whereas the second tentacle remains extended in the fishing position (Main 1928, Reeve & Walter 1978, Sullivan & Gifford 2004, Rapoza et al. 2005, Waggett & Sullivan 2006).”
Blooms of the invasive ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, span the Mediterranean Sea in 2009 (2010, background): “…from microplankton to mesozooplankton and ichthyoplankton; M. leidyi larvae B5 mm diameter contained diatoms, dinoflagellates, and ciliates, and larger larvae also contained copepod nauplii and copepodites (reviewed in Purcell et al., 2001; see also Sullivan & Gifford, 2004; Rapoza et al., 2005).”
Invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Caspian Sea: feeding, respiration, reproduction and predatory impact on the zooplankton community. (2006, background): “Stoecker et al. (1987) and Sullivan & Gifford (2004) discovered that phytoplankton, planktonic ciliates and other species of microplankton could be an important component of the diet of M. leidyi, especially for larvae and post-larvae with lengths <10 mm.”