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Ingestion of mesozooplankton by three species of bivalve; Mytilus edulis, Cerastoderma edule and Aequipecten opercularis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2002

Clare Lehane  and
John Davenport
Clare Lehane
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology & Environment Research Institute, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Co. Cork, Ireland
John Davenport
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology & Environment Research Institute, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Abstract

Mytilus edulis, Cerastoderma edule and Aequipecten opercularis were found to ingest zooplankton when suspended in mesh cages in the water column in the Firth of Clyde. Zooplankters were also found in the stomachs of bivalves that had been taken directly from their natural habitat. The bivalves consumed a wide range of zooplankton species, but selectively consumed smaller categories of zooplankton present. Condition of zooplankton in the stomachs of the bivalves varied with zooplankton species. A degree of larviphagy was evident, particularly in Mytilus edulis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 82 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 615 - 619
Copyright
2002 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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