. 2021 Jul 23;118(30):e2025715118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2025715118

Table 1.

Estimated filtration rate per individual, as well as WW- and DW-specific filtration rates for Cassiopea sp. (assuming a density of 29 animals per m²), C. virginica, M. edulis, and the benthic tunicate C. intestinalis

	Filtration	WW-specific	DW-specific	Population
	rate	filtration rate	filtration rate	bulk transport
	(L $\cdot$ h⁻¹)	(L $\cdot$ h⁻¹ $\cdot$ g⁻¹)	(L $\cdot$ h⁻¹ $\cdot$ g⁻¹)	(L $\cdot$ h⁻¹ $\cdot$ m⁻²)
Cassiopea sp.	137	2.43	42.89	4,569
(Current study)
C. virginica	2.61	0.71	6.41	1,176
	(38, 39)	(39, 40)	(39)
M. edulis	11.9	0.80	5.94	3,443
	(12)	(12, 41, 42)	(12, 42)
C. intestinalis	0.1 to 1	1.16 to 1.57	24	1,000
	(43)	(43, 44)	(44)

Rates for Cassiopea sp. are consistently an order of magnitude larger than those of bivalves. Citations refer to sources of filtration rates and size conversion factors used to calculate these values.