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... phylum is entirely planktonic ( Figs . 2-7C , D , 2-12A ) . All are voracious carnivores , capturing food with ... phylum Mollusca is the second largest phylum in the animal kingdom . It is usually considered to be composed of slow ...
... phylum is entirely planktonic ( Figs . 2-7C , D , 2-12A ) . All are voracious carnivores , capturing food with ... phylum Mollusca is the second largest phylum in the animal kingdom . It is usually considered to be composed of slow ...
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... phylum Chaetognatha is a very small phylum consisting of about 65 species , which , with one exception , are planktonic . Chaetognaths , or " arrow worms " as they are called , are abundant members of the plankton throughout the world ...
... phylum Chaetognatha is a very small phylum consisting of about 65 species , which , with one exception , are planktonic . Chaetognaths , or " arrow worms " as they are called , are abundant members of the plankton throughout the world ...
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... Phylum Ctenophora . ( B ) Phylum Mollusca , class Gastropoda . ( C ) Phylum Arthropoda , class Crustacea . ( D ) Phylum Chaetognatha . ( E ) Order Dinoflagellata . ( F ) Phylum Arthropoda , order Decapoda . ( G ) Phylum Echinodermata ...
... Phylum Ctenophora . ( B ) Phylum Mollusca , class Gastropoda . ( C ) Phylum Arthropoda , class Crustacea . ( D ) Phylum Chaetognatha . ( E ) Order Dinoflagellata . ( F ) Phylum Arthropoda , order Decapoda . ( G ) Phylum Echinodermata ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae