Giant larvaceans could be ferrying ocean plastic to the seafloor
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POLLUTED POOP Giant larvaceans (Bathochordaeus stygius) appear to eat microplastics when exposed to them in underwater experiments. The sea creatures could play a role in how plastic pollution cycles through ocean ecosystems.
K. Katija et al/Science Advances 2017