STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF THE BYSSUS COMPLEX IN MYTILUS (MOLLUSCA, BIVALVIA)

1983/04/01 by HILARY ANN PRICE, Hilary Ann Price
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Cephalopods and Marine Biology #Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry #Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

paper · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065695

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Abstract

A review is presented of the mechanism of byssus production in the genus Mytilus. The pedal glands which secrete the byssus material are described, followed by an account of the morphology, structure and chemistry of the byssus itself. Finally, the release or shedding of the byssus from the pedal tissues is discussed.

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