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Foods and Feeding Modes of Selected Marine Invertebrates Organism Feeding Modes Natural Foods Porifera Sponges Filter feeders, farmers, solution feeders. Nanoplankton, ultraplankton, low light levels, vitamins, organics. Cnidaria Corals anemones Filter feeders, farmers, solution feeders. Microplankton, macroplankton, high light levels, vitamins. Platyhelminthes Flatworms Predators, scavengers. Small benthic organisms, worms, small crustateans. Ectoprocta bryozoans Filter feeders, solution feeders. Nanoplanktyon vitamins, organics ? Mollusca Chitons Grazers. Encrusting algae. gastropods snails, slugs Predators, grazers. Echinoderms, other mollusks, macro and micro algae. Pelecypods Clams oysters scallops Farmers, filter feeders. High light levels, nanoplankton. Cephalopods Octopus squid nautilus Predators, scavengers. Fish, crustaceans, other mollusks. Annelida Bristleworms Predators, scavengers. Small benthic animals, detritus. Fanworms Filter feeders,solution feeders. Micro and nanoplankton, vitamins, organics. Arthropoda Horseshoe crabs Predators, scavengers. Small clams, worms, other small benthic animals. Barnacles Filter feeders. Microplankton Mantis shrimp Predators. Fish, crustaceans. Shrimps, crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters. Predators, scavengers, grazers. Mollusks, other small marine animals, micro and macroalgae, parasites, detritus, (various species, various foods) Echinodermata Feather stars Filter feeders, solution feeders. Microplankton, macroplankton, vitamins, organics. Star fish Predators, scavengers, solution feeders. Mollusks, small benthic animals, vitamins, organics. Basket stars Filter feeders, solution feeders. Macroplankton, vitamins, organics. Brittle stars Predators, scavengers, sollution feeders. Small benthic animals, vitamins, organics. Sea urchins Sediment feeders, grazers, solution feeders. Organics in marine sediments, encrusting algae, macroalgae. Sea Cucumbers Filter feeders, sediment feeders solution feeders. Micro and nanoplankton, organics in marine sediments, vitamins, organics. Chordata Turnicates Filter feeders. Micro and nanoplankton. Fish Predators, scavengers, grazers. All other marine animals, encrusting and macroalgae. Copyright © Peter Z and The Fishline. All Rights Reserved. Revised March 14 2002 Top Home E-Mail Peter Z Copyright © 1997-2002 Peter Z and The Fishline. All Rights Reserved.