Beroida

• by Lounalune

  About any small white squiggle looks like a beroida to me. Is there some kind of minimum size for them?

  Posted September 19, 2013 2:33 PM

• by jessicaluo scientist, admin

  They're usually at least 5-10 times the size of a copepod. Typically very opaque. We usually distinguish them by their cilia hairs on one end.

  Posted September 19, 2013 4:19 PM

• by agreer scientist

  #Beroida are usually large - they consume copepods and even lobate ctenophores! Here is a pretty great video of a beroida swallowing another ctenophore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI

  Posted September 19, 2013 4:38 PM

• by Lounalune

  Thanks for your answers. It means I've been doing it wrong, but I'll avoid these mistakes in the future. That video was great!

  Posted September 19, 2013 9:07 PM

• by KarenLK

  What, that is what beroida look like? I have been thinking of them as "sea potatoes," because they show up as opaque white blobs in these photos, but in the video they look so delicate and iridescent.

  Posted September 20, 2013 8:17 PM