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Science 16 June 1972:
Vol. 176. no. 4040, pp. 1239 - 1240
DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4040.1239
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Free-Floating Mucus Webs: A Novel Feeding Adaptation for the Open Ocean

Ronald W. Gilmer 1

1 Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis 95616

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.


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