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+[[!meta title="The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column."]]
+[[!tag Oikopleura microplastic]]
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+Choy CA, Robison BH, Gagne TO, Erwin B, Firl E, Halden RU, Hamilton JA, Katija K, Lisin SE, Rolsky C, S Van Houtan K.
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+Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 6;9(1):7843. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44117-2.
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+The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column.
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+[[!pmid 31171833 desc="“The number of microplastic particles contained within a [Bathochordaeus] sinker ranged from 3 to 17 (mean 10.7 microplastic particles ± 5.3 particles standard deviation).”"]]
binding to protein from the lipocalin family, to change the color from
red to blue ([[Mojib and coll., 2014|biblio/24803335]]).
+
Ecology
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Kiefer, 2000|biblio/10.4319_lo.2000.45.3.0608.mdwn]]).
- Gravid _B mcnutti_ individuals are found at down to 800 m, but spawning is supposed to
happen closer to the surface ([[Sherlock and coll., 2017|biblio/28042175]]).
- - Oikopleuridae have been reported to be able to ingest microplastics. Example(s):
- _B. stygius_ ([[Katija and coll., 2017b|biblio/28835922]]).
+ - Oikopleuridae have been reported to be able to ingest microplastics.
+ Example(s): _B. stygius_ ([[Katija and coll., 2017b|biblio/28835922]]). 3
+ to 17 microplastic particles were found in sinking houses in the Monterey Bay
+ [[Choy and coll., 2019|biblio/31171833]].
- _O. dioica_ can filter, ingest and defecate the _Emiliania huxleyi_ virus
([[Lawrence and coll., 2017|biblio/10.1002_lno.10734]]). This study does not assess
whether the viruses are digested.