Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean: unpublished results

Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean

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Researchers examined jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) collected from the North Atlantic off the Canary Islands and found microplastics in their tissues for the first time in this species, including polystyrene and polypropylene fragments, raising concerns about MP transfer through gelatinous zooplankton to higher trophic levels.

Microplastic ingestion in Pelagia noctiluca

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This study documented microplastic ingestion in jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Mediterranean Sea, adding these gelatinous organisms to the growing list of marine species confirmed to consume plastic. Jellyfish are widely distributed and consumed by sea turtles and tuna, raising concerns about trophic transfer of microplastics up food chains.

Monitoring Plastic Ingestion in Selected Azorean Marine Organisms

Effects of Microplastics Exposure on the Feeding of the Heterotrophic Dinoflagellate Species Noctiluca scintillans

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Researchers discovered that the red-tide-forming dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans feeds non-selectively on microplastics alongside algal prey, with ingestion rates cut nearly in half when microplastics were present, suggesting that plastic pollution disrupts feeding behavior in a key marine microorganism.

Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

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Researchers documented for the first time that scleractinian corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef actively ingest microplastics from surrounding water, raising serious concerns that plastic pollution could impair the feeding and health of reef-building corals already stressed by warming oceans.