Giant protists (xenophyophores) function as fish nurseries.
ECOLOGY(2020)
摘要
During a recent research cruise on the continental margin off Costa Rica, we observed many giant agglutinating Xenophyophoroidea (Foraminifera) on both hard and soft substrates. These fist-sized protists, which occur only below 400 m, are one of the few groups of organisms limited to the deep ocean (Tendal 1972). Xenophyophores are known to be abundant on sloped topography where there is high particle flux, as many have a morphology designed to trap settling particles which they can feed on or use to form tests (Levin 1991, Levin and Gooday 1992).
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