Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete

Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete

We investigated whether trochophore larvae of the polychaete Hesiocaeca methanicola, which lives on exposed ice‐like methane hydrates between 500 and 600 m, could consume near‐bottom picoplankton. In laboratory trials larvae significantly reduced the growth rates of all types of picoplankton, includ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine ecology (Berlin, West) West), 2006-03, Vol.27 (1), p.15-19
Hauptverfasser: Pile, Adele J., Young, Craig M.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteria
Cyanobacteria
diet
Hesiocaeca methanicola
larval feeding
Marine
picoplankton
Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
trochophore
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated whether trochophore larvae of the polychaete Hesiocaeca methanicola, which lives on exposed ice‐like methane hydrates between 500 and 600 m, could consume near‐bottom picoplankton. In laboratory trials larvae significantly reduced the growth rates of all types of picoplankton, including heterotrophic bacteria, Prochlorococcus sp., Synechococcus‐type cyanobacteria and phototrophic eucaryotes
ISSN:0173-9565
1439-0485
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00084.x