Does the kinorhynch have a hydrophobic body surface? Measurement of the wettability of a meiobenthic metazoan

The body surface of aquatic invertebrates is generally thought to be hydrophilic to prevent the attachment of air bubbles. In contrast, some interstitial invertebrates, such as kinorhynchs and some crustaceans, have a hydrophobic body surface: they are often trapped at the water surface when the sed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Royal Society open science 2016-10, Vol.3 (10), p.160512-160512
Hauptverfasser:	Ishii, Daisuke, Yamasaki, Hiroshi, Uozumi, Ryosuke, Hirose, Euichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology (whole Organism) Contact Angle Hydrophilic Coat Hydrophobic Cuticle Interstitial Habitat Meiobenthos Wettability
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