The mytilid plicate organ: revisiting a neglected organ
Thomsen, J.; Morton, B.; Ossenbrügger, H.; Crooks, J.A.; Valentich-Scott, P.; Haynert, K. (2018). The mytilid plicate organ: revisiting a neglected organ. J. Moll. Stud. 84(4): 486-489. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy036
In: Journal of Molluscan Studies. Oxford University Press: Reading. ISSN 0260-1230; e-ISSN 1464-3766, more
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- Thomsen, J.
- Morton, B.
- Ossenbrügger, H.
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- Crooks, J.A.
- Valentich-Scott, P.
- Haynert, K.
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| Abstract |
Mytilid bivalves are among the most widespread of marine organisms. They range from the deep sea to the intertidal, and the poles to the tropics. They live in or on both hard and soft substrates, as well as epibiotically on host organisms (Bhaduri et al., 2017). A few species have even entered brackish-water estuaries (Morton, 2015 and references therein) and two have invaded freshwater (Morton & Dinesen, 2010). These mussels thrive under diverse abiotic conditions due to various adaptations of the mytilid body plan and evolution of distinct physiological features. Members of the Mytiloidea most likely descend from... |
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