Stylochus mediterraneus (Turbellaria: Polycladida), predator on the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialisMarine Biology - Tập 55 - Trang 317-326 - 1980
L. Galleni, P. Tongiorgi, E. Ferrero, U. Salghetti
The polyclad Stylochus mediterraneus Galleni has been found associated with the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk., on which it feeds. Polyclads allowed to feed freely on groups of mussels of different sizes preyed mainly on small mussels <25 mm in length. The predation rate (number of mussels eaten per no. of polyclads per no. of days) ranged between 0.07 and 0.33. The average amount of food i...... hiện toàn bộ
Characterization of the zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate morphotypes of the Mediterranean gorgonian Eunicella singularisMarine Biology - Tập 159 - Trang 1485-1496 - 2012
Andrea Gori, Lorenzo Bramanti, Pablo López-González, Jana N. Thoma, Josep-Maria Gili, Jordi Grinyó, Vanessa Uceira, Sergio Rossi
The gorgonian Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1794) is abundant on rocky bottoms at Cap de Creus (42°18′49″ N; 003°19′23″ E) in the western Mediterranean, and this study compared zooxanthellate colonies from relatively shallow depths with azooxanthellate colonies living at depths to 60 m. The goal was to determine the taxonomic status of a previously described subspecies, E. singularis aphyta. Sampli...... hiện toàn bộ
Meiofauna versus macrofauna as a food resource in a tropical intertidal mudflatMarine Biology - Tập 166 - Trang 1-11 - 2019
Pierre-Yves Pascal, Pierrick Bocher, Christel Lefrançois, Hien T. Nguyen, Johan Chevalier, Christine Dupuy
Evaluations of the functioning of benthic marine food webs could be improved by quantifying organic matter fluxes from the meiofauna to higher trophic levels. In this study, we measured the simultaneous ingestion of meiofauna and macrofauna by common dwellers of a tropical intertidal mudflat on the coast of Amazonia. The meiofauna and macrofauna (tanaid) communities of a tropical intertidal mudfla...... hiện toàn bộ