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Phyllosomata associated with large gelatinous zooplankton: hitching rides and stealing bites
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posted on 2023-05-19, 09:32 authored by O'Rorke, R, Lavery, SD, Wang, M, Gallego, R, Waite, AM, Beckley, LE, Thompson, PA, Jeffs, AGDuring a zooplankton survey 350 km off the coast of Western Australia, we captured a large and robust zooid of a salp (Thetys vagina), to which six late stage larvae (phyllosomata) of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) were attached. High-throughput sequencing analyses of DNA extracts from midgut glands of the larvae confirmed that each phyllosoma had consumed mainly salp tissue (𝒳̄ = 64.5% ± 15.9 of DNA reads). These results resolve long-standing conjecture whether spiny lobster phyllosomata attach to large gelatinous hosts to feed on them.
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Publication title
ICES Journal of Marine ScienceVolume
72Issue
Suppl 1Pagination
i124-i127ISSN
1054-3139Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Academic Press Ltd Elsevier Science LtdPlace of publication
24-28 Oval Rd, London, England, Nw1 7DxRights statement
Copyright 2014 International Council for the Exploration of the SeaRepository Status
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