| Author | Riisgard, H.U., Nielsen, C., Larsen, P.S. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Title | Downstream collecting in ciliary suspension feeders: the catch-up principle. |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Mar Ecol Prog Ser 207: 33-51. |
| Illustrations | SEM photomicrographs, half-tone microvideo-frames and line drawings |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Discusses the details of the feeding mechanism in three filter-feeders: whether they capture the food particles on the upper side of the cilia during the up stroke, mechanical filtering, contra-moving cirri, and down-stream collecting. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Spirorbis tridentatus | a polychaete worm | Animalia: Sabellida: Serpulidae | |
| Current | Loxosoma pectinaricola | an entoproct | Animalia: Solitaria: Loxosomatidae | |
| Current | Symbion pandora | a cycliophoran | Animalia: Symbiida: Symbiidae |
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