The feeding mechanisms of the ophiuroid Ophiocomina nigra
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 45 (2) , 373-385
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400054904
Abstract
The feeding mechanisms of Ophiocomina nigra have been re-examined. A new mechanism, the mucus-net method, is described for the first time. This is essentially a method of suspension feeding in which seston is trapped in a net of mucous threads between the arm spines. The entangled material is formed into boluses by simultaneous activities of ciliary currents and the tube-feet and is transported to the mouth by the tube-feet.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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