Table 1.

Frequency of occurrence of mucus shape categories in sequences and in video frames during suspension feeding and ventilation in five specimens of O. aureus with intact gill rakers

Observed occurrence of category
Mucus categorySequences (number)Sequences (%)Video frames (%)
Feeding    
   Strand 38.5 19.0 
   Aggregate 30.8 32.6 
   Sheet 53.8 39.9 
   Strand + sheet 15.4 3.7 
   Aggregate + sheet 7.7 4.2 
   Strand + aggregate 7.7 0.7 
Ventilation    
   Strand 23.1 20.3 
   Aggregate 23.1 21.0 
   Sheet 23.1 37.2 
   Strand + sheet 0.0 0.0 
   Aggregate + sheet 15.4 11.8 
   Strand + aggregate 15.4 9.7 
Observed occurrence of category
Mucus categorySequences (number)Sequences (%)Video frames (%)
Feeding    
   Strand 38.5 19.0 
   Aggregate 30.8 32.6 
   Sheet 53.8 39.9 
   Strand + sheet 15.4 3.7 
   Aggregate + sheet 7.7 4.2 
   Strand + aggregate 7.7 0.7 
Ventilation    
   Strand 23.1 20.3 
   Aggregate 23.1 21.0 
   Sheet 23.1 37.2 
   Strand + sheet 0.0 0.0 
   Aggregate + sheet 15.4 11.8 
   Strand + aggregate 15.4 9.7 

Feeding: N=13 sequences, 12 774 video frames; ventilation: N=13 sequences, 16 186 video frames. See text for details

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