• Viruses on the menu: The appendicularian Oikopleura dioica efficiently removes viruses from seawater 

      Lawrence, Janice; Töpper, Joachim Paul; Petelenz-Kurdziel, Elzbieta Anna; Bratbak, Gunnar; Larsen, Aud; Thompson, Eric; Troedsson, Christofer; Ray, Jessica Louise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Appendicularians are planktonic marine tunicates with elaborate filter-feeding houses that can efficiently trap particles as small as 0.2 lm. While marine viruses are seldom considered outside their role in disease ...