Image of Aphelochaeta multifilis (Moore 1909)

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Aphelochaeta Blake 1991

trophic guild

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deposit feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/depositFeeder

Definition: an organism that eats particulate organic material in or on sediments.

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Brusca and Brusca, 2003
deposit feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/depositFeeder

Definition: an organism that eats particulate organic material in or on sediments.

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Brusca and Brusca, 2003
selective deposit feeder
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/FEED_SD

Definition: Some deposit feeders do not ingest sediment haphazardly but use their palps or buccal organs to sort organic material from the sediment prior to ingestion. The method of sorting varies according to the types of palps present.

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