SHORT COMMUNICATION: Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete

We investigated whether trochophore larvae of the polychaete Hesiocaeca methanicola, which lives on exposed ice-like methane hydrates between 500 and 600 m, could consume near-bottom picoplankton. In laboratory trials larvae significantly reduced the growth rates of all types of picoplankton, includ...

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Published in:Marine ecology (Berlin, West) Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 15 - 19
Main Authors: Pile, Adele J, Young, Craig M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-03-2006
Subjects:
Cyanobacteria
Hesiocaeca methanicola
Marine
Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
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Summary:We investigated whether trochophore larvae of the polychaete Hesiocaeca methanicola, which lives on exposed ice-like methane hydrates between 500 and 600 m, could consume near-bottom picoplankton. In laboratory trials larvae significantly reduced the growth rates of all types of picoplankton, including heterotrophic bacteria, Prochlorococcus sp., Synechococcus-type cyanobacteria and phototrophic eucaryotes <3 mu m. Our findings suggest that these types of plankton may be important food sources for deep-sea planktotrophic larvae.
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ISSN:0173-9565
1439-0485
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00084.x