STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF THE BYSSUS COMPLEX IN MYTILUS (MOLLUSCA, BIVALVIA)
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Molluscan Studies
- Vol. 49 (1) , 9-17
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065695
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.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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