Filter feeder

Krill feeding on phytoplankton.

Filter feeders are animals that feed on matter and food particles from water. Some animals that do this are clams, krill, sponges, baleen whales and many fish such as sharks. Some birds such as flamingos are also filter feeders. Filter feeders can help clear water.

Books

• Bullivant, JS (1968). "A Revised Classification of Suspension Feeders". Tuatara. 16 (2): 151–160.
• Some aspects of water filtering activity of filter-feeders // Hydrobiologia. 2005. Vol. 542, No. 1. P. 275 – 286

Filter Feeder Media

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  Filter basket of a mysid

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  Mouth plates of a Baleen whale

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  Tube sponges attracting small reef fish

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  Tunicates take water in through a siphon and then expel filtered water through another siphon

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  The arcuate bill of this lesser flamingo is well adapted to bottom scooping

Other websites

• Filter feeder of krill Archived 2002-05-01 at the Wayback Machine