A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CILIARY FEEDING MECHANISMS OF ANADARA SPECIES FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS
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- 1 February 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in The Biological Bulletin
- Vol. 130 (1) , 106-117
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1539957
Abstract
1. The ciliary feeding mechanisms of a rocky- (A. antiquata), sandy- (A. anomala), and muddy-( A. cuneata) habitat species of Anadara are observed. 2. Adaptive differences are found for the three species in their inhalant/exhalant apertures, structures and ciliary surfaces associated with feeding. 3. Some primitive and specialized features of the three species in relation to their feeding mechanisms are discussed. 4. Observations of the ciliary feeding currents were also made on Anadara granosa. S. The ciliary tract on the ventral margin of the ctenidium is directed posteriorly in A. granosa, contrary to previous observation.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- V. On the structure of the gills of the LamellibranchiaPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character, 1903