Sentences with phrase «feasts on algae»

Earlier this year, scientists found an invasion in the making: A sea slug that regularly feasts on algae was found to have absorbed algal genes — the ones used to do photosynthesis.

The one plant subspecies which reliably pumps out DHA for its own purposes is marine algae; feasting on this algae is one reason why fish have DHA in their flesh.

Not exact matches

Microbes beneath the sediment belch the bubbles after feasting on the ancient remains of algae, sea critters and their poop: a primordial stew that's been simmering since long before humans walked the Earth.

Then in 1997 and 1998, they and their colleagues sampled copepods in the Adriatic Sea during diatom blooms in winter, when the copepods feast primarily on diatoms, and during the summer, when diatom numbers are down and copepods eat a more mixed diet that includes other algae.

They include kelp flies, which feast on decaying algae, and other insects which feed on washed - up carcasses of fish, marine mammals and seabirds.

These marble - sized gelatinous sacs quickly turn green (bottom left and top right images) as photosynthesizing algae grow around the developing embryo and feast on its waste.

The researchers found that these plant - eating animals feast on the nuisance algae that grow on seagrass, ultimately helping maintain the seagrass that provides nurseries for seafood.