Pseudofeces or pseudofaeces are a way that filter-feeding bivalve mollusks (and filter-feeding gastropod mollusks) get rid of suspended particles which have been rejected as unsuitable for food. The rejected particles are wrapped in mucus, and are expelled without having passed through the digestive tract. Thus although they may closely resemble t...
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(from the article `bivalve`) ...are transferred to the mouth by the ciliary currents of the inner pair of palps, while the remaining particles are sent by the outer palps into ...
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Material rejected by suspension feeders or deposit feeders as potential food before entering the gut
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