King, K.R., Hollibaugh, J.T. & Azam, F.

Mar. Biol. (1980) 56: 49–57. doi:10.1007/BF00390593

Predator-prey interactions between the larvacean Oikopleura dioica and bacterioplankton in enclosed water columns

“Apparently, O. dioica has minimal influence on the population dynamics of the free-living bacteria, although bacteria may form a substantial portion of the larvacean's diet.”