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Feeding of Carnivorous Zooplankton, Chaetognaths in the Pacific

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Dynamics and Characterization of Marine Organic Matter

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The phylum chaetognatha consists of some 100 species arranged in 22 genera (Bieri, 1991). Chaetognaths are found in every marine habitat, from the benthos to all zones of coastal waters and the open oceans. Although small (2–120 mm), they are often abundant and play an important role in the marine food web as the primary predators of copepods. The biomass of chaetognaths has been estimated as 10–30 per cent of that of copepods in the world oceans, so that they are of great significance and Grey (1930) also described a similar event. Parry (1944) provided the first report of feeding in the laboratory other than by chance observation. Though he found Sagitta setosa difficult to keep in the laboratory, he was able to report on the difference between day and night feeding.

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Terazaki, M. (2000). Feeding of Carnivorous Zooplankton, Chaetognaths in the Pacific. In: Handa, N., Tanoue, E., Hama, T. (eds) Dynamics and Characterization of Marine Organic Matter. Ocean Sciences Research (OSR), vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1319-1_13

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