The Byssus Morphology and Strength of Attachment to Substrate in the Bivalve Mollusk Arca boucardi Jousseaume, 1894 (Arc...
Published in Russian Journal of Marine Biology
AbstractWe observed the behavior of the bivalve mollusk Arca boucardi during reattachment of the mollusk to plexiglass. According to our observations, after 0.5–4 h of active movement in search of a suitable place, the mollusks began to form a byssus and secreted a transparent discharge. After 9–10 h a new byssus formed, which did not fundamentally...