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Feeding mechanismsa
| Mechanism | Action |
|---|---|
| Filter feeding | Transports water through a filter or sieve |
| Sedimentation | Allows prey to settle into a capture device |
| Interception | Capture by predator-induced current or motility and phagocytosis |
| Raptorial | Predator crawls and ingests prey through pharynx or by pseudopods |
| Pallium | Prey engulfed (e.g., by extrusion of feeding membrane) |
| Myzocytosis | Punctures prey and “sucks out” cytoplasm and contents |
