Phyllosomata associated with large gelatinous zooplankton: hitching rides and stealing bites

R. O'Rorke; S.D. Lavery; M. Wang; R. Gallego; A.M. Waite; L.E. Beckley; P.A. Thompson; A.G. Jeffs

doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsu163

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Phyllosomata associated with large gelatinous zooplankton: hitching rides and stealing bites

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Phyllosomata associated with large gelatinous zooplankton: hitching rides and stealing bites

R. O'Rorke, S.D. Lavery, M. Wang, R. Gallego, A.M. Waite, L.E. Beckley, P.A. Thompson and A.G. Jeffs

ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, Vol.72(suppl 1), pp.i124-i127

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu163

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Abstract

During 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 (x¯ = 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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Title: Phyllosomata associated with large gelatinous zooplankton: hitching rides and stealing bites
Authors/Creators: R. O'Rorke (Author/Creator)
S.D. Lavery (Author/Creator)
M. Wang (Author/Creator)
R. Gallego (Author/Creator)
A.M. Waite (Author/Creator)
L.E. Beckley (Author/Creator)
P.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
A.G. Jeffs (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, Vol.72(suppl 1), pp.i124-i127
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Identifiers: 991005545511507891
Copyright: © 2014 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 2014
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.2 Marine Biology; 3.2.659 Decapoda
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