The Biology of Pelagic Tunicates

Pelagic Tunicates play an important role in the sea as filter feeding animals of the macroplankton in geochemical cycling. This is the first book in fifty years to provide a full account of all the Tunicate groups. It should therefore be of enormous value to plankton workers, containing keys to aid identification. For the aid of researchers, the authors have highlighted areas where further work is needed.

List of contributors

xi

(2)

Introduction

xiii

Q. Bone

1. Anatomy of Thaliacea

1

(24)

J. Godeaux

Q. Bone

J.-C. Braconnot

2. Anatomy and functional morphology of the Appendicularia

25

(10)

R. Fenaux

3. Locomotion, locomotor muscles, and buoyancy

35

(20)

Q. Bone

4. Nervous system, sense organs, and excitable epithelia

55

(26)

Q. Bone

5. Feeding and energetics of Thaliacea

81

(24)

L.P. Madin

D. Deibel

6. The appendicularian house

105

(20)

Per R. Flood

D. Deibel

7. Salp and pyrosomid blooms and their importance in biogeochemical cycles

125

(14)

V. Andersen

8. Feeding and metabolism of Appendicularia

139

(12)

D. Deibel

9. Life history of the Appendicularia

151

(10)

R. Fenaux

10. The role of Appendicularia in marine food webs

161

(10)

G. Gorsky

R. Fenaux

11. The abundance, distribution, and ecological impact of doliolids

171

(16)

D. Deibel

12. The parasites and predators of Thaliacea

187

(28)

G.R. Harbison

13. Bioluminescence in the Appendicularia

215

(16)

Charles P. Galt

Per R. Flood

14. The cladistic biogeography of salps and pyrosomas

231

(20)

R.W.M. Van Soest

15. Appendicularian distribution and zoogeography

251

(14)

R. Fenaux

Q. Bone

D. Deibel

16. Molecular phylogeny of tunicates. A preliminary study using 28S ribosomal RNA partial sequences: implications in terms of evolution and ecology

265

(8)

R. Christen

J.-C. Braconnot

17. The relationships and systematics of the Thaliacea, with keys for identification

273

(22)

J. Godeaux

18. The classification of Appendicularia

295

(12)

R. Fenaux

References

307

(28)

Systematic index

335

(2)

Subject index

337

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