Sentences with phrase «other small crustaceans»

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Existing haemorrhage control devices comprise a syringe filled with small capsules of cellulose - based sponge, coated with chitosan, a natural agent derived from the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans that promotes blood clotting.

They corresponded with each other, and we know that Steenstrup lent Darwin cirripedes — a family of small crustaceans.

Preliminary data obtained by the scientists for krill suggest that the figure for these small crustaceans will also lie close to those found for other species.

These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, Mantas, whale sharks, Crabeater seals and other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them.

Diet consists of small crustaceans, including tiny mysid shrimp, as well as worms and other invertebrates.

Instead of teeth, gray whales possess baleen plates that hang from their upper jaw to form a sieve for filtering mostly benthic, mud - dwelling creatures such as worms, crustaceans and other small animals out of the bottom muck.

Schools of manta rays, reef sharks and wobbegongs may grab the limelight, but the real beauty lies in the variety of colourful smaller creatures that you can see, such as nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans, pipefish and seahorses.

They feed mainly on small shrimp - like crustaceans commonly known as krill, other zooplankton and small schooling fish.