Some are parasitic, notably the leeches and myzostomarians; others filter-feed or prey on other invertebrates.
However, it should be noted that these different site-specific growth rates may also be related to increased time to filter-feed for the mussels situated in the low zone.
Some, in particular the basket stars, filter-feed on plankton with their arms.
The heterogeneous enrichment among individual worms agrees with reports that this nominal deposit feeder can facultatively filter-feed using a mucus net in its burrow, and that the ability to do so varies among populations.
There are inherent risks with bivalve shellfish because they filter-feed and there's the potential for them to ingest marine toxins.
Definition of filter-feed in US English:
filter-feed
verb
Zoology
See filter-feeding
Example sentencesExamples
The heterogeneous enrichment among individual worms agrees with reports that this nominal deposit feeder can facultatively filter-feed using a mucus net in its burrow, and that the ability to do so varies among populations.
There are inherent risks with bivalve shellfish because they filter-feed and there's the potential for them to ingest marine toxins.
Some are parasitic, notably the leeches and myzostomarians; others filter-feed or prey on other invertebrates.
However, it should be noted that these different site-specific growth rates may also be related to increased time to filter-feed for the mussels situated in the low zone.
Some, in particular the basket stars, filter-feed on plankton with their arms.