Figure 4
From: Benthic jellyfish act as suction pumps to facilitate release of interstitial porewater
Flow components. The feeding current of Cassiopea sp. imaged via Particle Image Velocimetry. (A) The shape of the flow shows the slow incurrent flow near the benthos and the more rapid excurrent vertical flow. (B) A vertical profile 1 cm to the right of the bell margin of the horizontal component of water velocity shows that a peak velocity of < 6 mm s−1 occurs 2.5 cm above the bottom. (C) A horizontal profile at 2 cm above the bottom shows that increased horizontal flow is limited to a narrow region near the bell margin, with peak velocities occurring within 2 cm of the bell.
