DescriptionLife history mechanisms of neustonic organisms - (a) eggs.png
English: Life history mechanisms of neustonic organisms - (a) eggs
Some neustonic species lay eggs on floating objects and sometimes pelagic organisms (e.g., Halobates spp.), while others require surface floating objects for early life cycle stages (e.g., Dosima fascicularis [1]), still others may remain at or near the surface throughout a life cycle due to a dependence on endosymbiotic photosynthetic zooxanthellae (a hypothesis proposed by Larson for Velella [2]).
[1] Zheden V, Klepal W, von Byern J, Bogner FR, Thiel K, Kowalik T, et al. Biochemical analyses of the cement float of the goose barnacle Dosima fascicularis–a preliminary study. Biofouling. 2014;30(8):949–963. pmid:25237772
[2] Larson RJ. The Medusa of Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hydrozoa, Chondrophorae). J Crustacean Biol. 1980;2(3):183–186.
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