Particle retention and relation between water transport and oxygen uptake inChlamys opercularis(L.) (Bivalvia)
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ophelia
- Vol. 10 (1) , 67-74
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1972.10430104
Abstract
It is shown that the queen scallop Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis effectively retains particles down to about 7 µ in diameter. Below this limit the retention efficiency decreases and reaches zero for particles of about 1.6 µ in diameter. This is a markedly lower efficiency than in Mytilus edulis. It is suggested, that the queen scallop compensates for the loss of these particles by a high pumping rate and low metabolic requirements.Keywords
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