Particle-Size Utilization in the Introduced Polychaete Neanthes succinea in San Francisco Bay

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Title:	Particle-Size Utilization in the Introduced Polychaete Neanthes succinea in San Francisco Bay
Author:	Fong, Peter P
Date:	1987
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press
Citation:	Fong PP. 1987. Particle-size utilization in the introduced polychaete Neanthes succinea in San Francisco Bay. Pac Sci 41: 37-43.
Abstract:	Particle-size utilization in the deposit-feeding polychaete Neanthes succinea was examined. Gut analysis revealed that worms in San Francisco Bay consumed a broad range of particle sizes (20-300mm diameter). Gut sediment closely resembled size of surface sediment at the mouths of worm burrows . indicating non-selective feeding. All size classes of worms consumed similar sized particles. The flexibility in feeding modes and diet of nereids is discussed.
ISSN:	0030-8870
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1016