Table 3.
Digestion time of some hydroidsestimated in experimental conditions
| Species | Sampling site | Rearing conditions | Preys | Digestion time (h) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ectopleura larynx (Ellis & Solander, 1786) |
Cumbrae (SW Scotland) |
15 °C | Small | 2–3 | Gili et al. 1996 |
| Large | 5 | ||||
| Ectopleura crocea (Agassiz, 1862) | Mar del Plata | 4–5 | |||
| Obelia dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) | Arctic waters | 6 °C | A single diatom | 20 | Orejas et al. 2013 |
| Hydractinia echinata (Fleming, 1828) |
Knähaken Reef (Øresund, NE Atlantic) |
4 °C | 40 | Chistensen 1967 | |
| 16 °C | 5 | ||||
| Silicularia rosea Meyen, 1834 | King George Island (Antarctica) | 0–2 °C | Diatoms | 12 | Gili et al. 1996 |
| Campanularia everta (Clark, 1876) | Medes Islands (NW Mediterranean) | 18 °C | 2 | Coma et al. 1995 | |
| Clava multicornis (Forsskål, 1775) | Helgoland (North Sea) |
12 °C (32‰ S) |
Artemia larvae | 8 | Kinne and Paffenhöfer 1965 |
|
17 °C (32‰ S) |
Artemia larvae | 6 | |||
|
22 °C (32‰ S) |
Artemia larvae | 4 | |||
| Garveia franciscana (Torrey, 1902) | Russia | 23–26 °C | 3–4 | Simkina 1980 | |
| Eudendrium racemosum (Cavolini, 1785) | Medes Islands (NW Mediterranean) | 18 °C | 5 | Barangé and Gili 1988 |