Field observations on the feeding behavior of salps (Tunicata: Thaliacea) |
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| Authors: | L P Madin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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| Abstract: | Observations of living salps by SCUBA diving in the Florida Current and Gulf of California (Mexico) indicate that they filter feed with a continuously renewed mucus net. Ninety-one percent of 1420 salps (6 species) examined were feeding in this manner. Particles collected range from about 1 mm to less than 1 μm. Compact fecal pellets appear to contain much undigested material and may carry significant amounts of carbon out of surface waters. |
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