Free-Floating Mucus Webs: A Novel Feeding Adaptation for the Open Ocean
- 16 June 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 176 (4040) , 1239-1240
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.176.4040.1239
Abstract
Observations by means of conventional scuba techniques have revealed that highly modified planktonic gastropods, in the order Thecosomata, utilize a free and unsupported mucus web for collecting food particles. Their delicate bodies, quick reactions, and apparent abundance suggest that traditional plankton-sampling methods may be inadequate to assess their importance in the blue-water plankton communities.Keywords
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