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Feeding mechanisms in black corals (Antipatharia)
Author(s) -
Lewis John B.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1978.tb03927.x
Subject(s) - cnidocyte , biology , nematocyst , reef , mucus , coelenterata , coral , great barrier reef , zoology , cnidaria , ecology , anatomy
Feeding in the Antipatharia is very similar to that of reef corals. Food capture is accomplished by the tentacles with their nematocysts, by mucus nets and strands, by directional ciliary currents, and by mesenterial filaments.