Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete

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Pile, Adele J.
Young, Craig M.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date Issued
2006
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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 μm. Our findings suggest that these types of plankton may be important food sources for deep-sea planktotrophic larvae.

Language
English
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Text
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article
Extent
6 p.
Subject (Topical)
Polychaeta
Polychaete worms
Identifier
3174101
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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 μm. Our findings suggest that these types of plankton may be important food sources for deep-sea planktotrophic larvae.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ and may be cited as: Pile, A. J., & Young, C. M. (2006). Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete. Marine Ecology 27(1), 15-19. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00084.x
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1613.
Date Backup
2006
Date Text
2006
DOI
10.1111/j.1439-0485.2006.00084.x
Date Issued (EDTF)
2006
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Pile, Adele J.

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Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174101
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2006
single unit
Title
Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete
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Consumption of bacteria by larvae of a deep-sea polychaete