食海绵动物

食海绵动物(英语:Spongivore)是生物学中以海绵为食物的动物,在海龟中的玳瑁尤其常见。玳瑁演化出坚硬尖锐的嘴,使得牠们能够到达珊瑚礁的缝隙中获取海绵。[1] 加勒比玳瑁种群有高达95%的食物来自海绵构成。[2]

以海绵为食的玳瑁

主刺盖鱼Pomacanthus imperator[3][4]斑点棱箱鲀Lactophrys bicaudalis[5]墨西哥湾冠鳞单棘鲀Stephanolepis hispidus[6]也是已知的食海绵珊瑚礁鱼类,其中盖刺鱼科的三色刺蝶鱼食用海绵占其食物的96%。[7] 已知某些种类的裸鳃类动物选择性地以特定海绵为食。[8]

参考资料

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