An Ultrastructural Study of Shell Regeneration in Mytilus Edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

Authors

V. R. Meenakshi, Duke University
Patricia Blackwelder, Duke UniversityFollow
Karl M. Wilbur, Duke University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1973

Publication Title

Journal of Zoology

ISSN

0952-8369

Volume

171

Issue/No.

4

First Page

475

Last Page

484

Abstract

The sequence of changes following experimental removal of a central region of one valve of Mytilus edulis included: (1) the secretion of periostracum similar to one of the three layers of normal periostracum; (2) calcification on the periostracum in a pattern corresponding to the form of the periostracal surface; (3) the deposition of prismatic and nacreous shell layers also present in normal shell; and (4) the frequent formation of a complex prismatic-like shell. The deposition of all layers was carried out by a region of the mantle which normally deposits only nacreous shell.

NSUWorks Citation

V. R. Meenakshi, Patricia Blackwelder, and Karl M. Wilbur. 1973. An Ultrastructural Study of Shell Regeneration in Mytilus Edulis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) .Journal of Zoology , (4) : 475 -484. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/841.

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-7998.1973.tb02229.x