In situ observations of predatory feeding behaviour of the galatheid squat lobster Munida sarsi using a remotely operated vehicle
Hudson, I.R.; Wigham, D. (2003). In situ observations of predatory feeding behaviour of the galatheid squat lobster Munida sarsi using a remotely operated vehicle. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(3): 463-464. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403007343h In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more |  |
| Keywords | Aquatic communities > Benthos > Zoobenthos
Aquatic organisms > Heterotrophic organisms > Predators
Behaviour > Feeding behaviour
Control > Remote control
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Shellfish
In situ measurements
Interspecific relationships > Predation
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 [WoRMS]; Munida sarsi Huus, 1935 [WoRMS]
ANE, British Isles, Scotland, Shetland I. [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top | - Hudson, I.R., more
- Wigham, D.
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| Abstract | During remotely operated vehicle operations on the UK continental shelf to the west of Shetland (60°6′N 4°4′W) at a depth of 400 m, Munida sarsi, a common benthic crustacean was observed actively preying on the northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica. Video footage shows the individual using its chelipeds to catch prey items as they swarm around its burrow. These initial observations indicate that predation forms a new feeding strategy for a species previously believed to be an active scavenger. |
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