- Anomiidae, Pinnidae, Pectinidae, Dreissenidae, and Unionidae. The byssus, or
byssal complex, is
composed of
multiple extracellular collagenous threads that...
-
exposed s****s in the
intertidal zone,
attached by
means of
their strong byssal threads ("beard") to a firm substrate. A few
species (in the
genus Bathymodiolus)...
-
strong (and
somewhat elastic) thread-like
structures called byssal threads,
secreted by
byssal glands located in the foot of the mussel. The
shape of the...
- some
point in
their lives by
means of a
filament they
secrete called a
byssal thread. The
majority of species, however, live re****bent on
sandy substrates...
- are free-swimming like
plankton for 14 days or
attached to
surfaces via
byssal thread during metamorphosis,
eventually settling on the bottom. They consume...
- by the large, leaf-like
fluted edges on its s****
called 'scutes' and a
byssal opening that is
small compared to
those of
other members of the subfamily...
-
byssus gland,
although they
frequently have a
nonhomologous byssal gland in the heel. The
byssal gland in
these clams does not
produce threads as in Pteriomorphia...
- are
prominent and are a
minimum of half the
width of the s**** with the
byssal notch situated in the
right anterior ear
being slight and not serrated....
- particles. To
prevent itself from
being swept away, it
attaches itself with
byssal threads to the host's throat. The sea cu****ber is unharmed. The digestive...
- Its
anterior end is
typically buried in fine
substrate and
attached by
byssal threads, with its
wider posterior gaping end
extending just
above the sea...
