Secretion of a mucous cord for drifting by the clam Meretrix lusoria (Veneridae)

• Nakamura Yasuo

  National Institute for Environmental Studies

書誌事項

タイトル別名

• Secretion of a mucous cord for drifting by the clam <i>Meretrix lusoria</i> (Veneridae)

抄録

The bivalve Meretrix lusoria secretes a mucous cord and drifts on tidal flats using the cord as a “sail.” To explain the drifting patterns of the clams in the field obtained in previous studies, conditions affecting cord secretion were examined in the laboratory. The results are summarized as follows: 1) clams over a wide size range (11–45 mm in shell length) secreted cords over a wide range of temperatures (10–30°C) with stimulation by air bubbling of the water and 2) cord-secretion activity depended on the season of collection, with maximum activity in spring and minimum in summer. In general, these results explained well the drifting patterns of the clams observed previously in the field.

収録刊行物

• Plankton and Benthos Research

  Plankton and Benthos Research 8 (1), 31-45, 2013

  日本プランクトン学会、日本ベントス学会

キーワード

• bivalves
• drift
• <i>Meretrix lusoria</i>
• mucous cord secretion
• tidal flats

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390282680242496000
• NII論文ID: 130003370000
• NII論文ID: 10031138464
• NII書誌ID: AA12130745
• DOI: 10.3800/pbr.8.31
• ISSN: 1882627X
• ISSN: 18808247
• NDL書誌ID: 024352951
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024352951
• 本文言語コード: en
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