Table 2. Relative importance of gelatinous plankton in the diet of pelagic mesopredators and apex predators from the Mediterranean Sea, as revealed by stomach content analysis.

Species	Common name	Diet	References
Auxis rochei	Bullet tuna	F,C,E,H,(U),(Cn)	Mostarda et al. 2007	[23]
Balaenoptera physalus	Fin whale	E	Laran et al. 2010	[55]
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead turtle	F,C,(U)	Tomás et al. 2001	[24]
			Revelles et al. 2007	[25]
Coryphaena hippurus	Dolphinfish	F,D,H,C,(Cn)	Massutí et al. 1998	[26]
Euthynnus alletteratus	Little tunny	F,C	Kyrtatos 1982	[56]
			Falautano et al. 2007	[67]
Lichia amia	Leerfish	F	Bennett 1989*	[57]
Pomatomus saltatrix	Bluefish	F,C	Buckel et al. 1999*	[60]
Prionace glauca	Blue shark	C,Ct,F	Henderson et al. 2001*	[61]
Sarda sarda	Atlantic bonito	F,(U)	Kyrtatos 1982	[56]
			Campo et al. 2006	[27]
Scomber scombrus	Mackerel	F,E,H	Kyrtatos 1982	[56]
Seriola dumerili	Amberjack	F,C,E	Matallanas et al. 1995	[69]
Stenella caeruleoalba	Striped dolphin	C, F	Blanco et al. 1995	[58]
			Meotti and Podestà1997	[59]
			Özturk et al. 2007	[62]
Tetrapturus belone	Spearfish	F,C,(U),(Cn)	Castriota et al. 2008	[28]
			Romeo et al. 2009	[31]
Thunnus alalunga	Albacore	F,H,E,C,U,(Cn)	Consoli et al. 2008	[29]
Thunnus thynnus	Bluefin tuna	F,C,D	Morovic 1961	[63]
			Kyrtatos 1982	[56]
			Orsi Relini et al. 1995	[66]
			Sanz Brau 1990	[64]
			Sinopoli et al. 2004	[30]
Trachurus trachurus	Horse mackerel	E, F	Ben Salem 1988	[68]
Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	F, C,(U),(Cn)	Chalabi and Ifrene 1992	[65]
			Orsi Relini et al. 1995	[66]
			Romeo et al. 2009	[31]

The diet column reports the preys contributing at least 5% in weight or volume to stomach contents (F: Teleostei; D: Decapoda, H: Hyperiidea, E: Euphausiids; C: Cephalopoda, Cn: Cnidaria, Ct: Cetaceans; U: Urochordata). Consumption of cnidarians and urochordata representing less than 5% is reported in brackets.

^* : data from the Atlantic.