Digestion in M. leidyi is characterized as a flow-through system (Bumann and Puls, 1997). After a prey item has been transferred to the mouth via the oral lobes or tentacles, it is passed into the stomodeum (¼pharynx).
Digestion in M. leidyi is characterized as a flow-throughsystem (Bumann and Puls, 1997). After a prey item hasbeen transferred to the mouth via the oral lobes or tentacles,it is passed into the stomodeum (¼pharynx).