Implanted byssal hairs on postlarval shells of Mytilus edulis platensis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Patagonia

Implanted byssal hairs on postlarval shells of Mytilus edulis platensis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Patagonia

ABSTRACT This communication describes the first records of byssal hairs on the postlarvae shells of Mytilus edulis platensis d’Orbigny, 1842. The postlarvae used in this study were sampled on artificial collectors used for mussel culture in San Jorge Gulf, Sudoccidental Atlantic Ocean. A general des...

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Main Authors: Tomás E. Isola, Martín A. Varisco, Néstor J. Cazzaniga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-09-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
byssus threads
mussel postlarvae
spat settlement
mussel culture
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702018000100505&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT This communication describes the first records of byssal hairs on the postlarvae shells of Mytilus edulis platensis d’Orbigny, 1842. The postlarvae used in this study were sampled on artificial collectors used for mussel culture in San Jorge Gulf, Sudoccidental Atlantic Ocean. A general description of the hairs is made as well as an exploratory analysis of their spatial distribution on the shell surface. The presence of these byssal hairs is suggested as a criterion to differentiate M. edulis platensis from other mytilids.
ISSN:1984-4689

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