Comparative feeding behavior of planktonic ctenophores
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Comparative feeding behavior of planktonic ctenophores.
The phylum Ctenophora (known as comb jellies) consists of gelatinous marine carnivores found from the surface to several thousand meters depth. Their morphology can be simple or complex, ranging from a sac-like shape with no tentacles to large lobed forms with sinuous "auricles," papillae, and two different kinds of tentacles. This diversity appears to reflect adaptations to many different diet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Integrative and Comparative Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1540-7063,1557-7023
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icm088