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Further experiments on the value of dissolved organic matter as food for Siboglinum fiordicum (Pogonophora)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. J. Southward ,
Eve C. Southward ,
T. Brattegard  and
T. Bakke
A. J. Southward
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
Eve C. Southward
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
T. Brattegard
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Bergen, Blomsterdalen, N 5065, Norway
T. Bakke
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Bergen, Blomsterdalen, N 5065, Norway
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Adult and larval stages of Siboglinum fiordicum, collected from 32 to 35 m depth, accumulate measurable quantities of amino acids and glucose from low concentrations. The amino acids are absorbed against a considerable gradient. The glucose and the amino acids are metabolized in the tissues and substantial amounts are respired to give carbon dioxide or volatile organic acids. Under the experimental conditions almost all the metabolism follows aerobic pathways.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , February 1979 , pp. 133 - 148
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1979

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