New Zealand Seashore

DSC_1345 White brachiopod or papa nui (Liothyrella neozelanica) with ciliated lophophores clearly visible during filter feeding. The cilia create a current which brings food onto the lophophore from which it is removed and passed to the mouth. This is our largest brachiopod, it can be found in high densities on the near vertical walls of Fiordlands fiords. Doubtful Sound, Fiordland *

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DSC_1345 White brachiopod or papa nui (Liothyrella neozelanica) with ciliated lophophores clearly visible during filter feeding. The cilia create a current which brings food onto the lophophore from which it is removed and passed to the mouth. This is our largest brachiopod, it can be found in high densities on the near vertical walls of Fiordlands fiords. Doubtful Sound, Fiordland *

DSC 1345 White brachiopod papa nui Liothyrella neozelanica neozelandica ciliated lophophores visible filter feeding cilia Doubtful Sound Fiordland