Flotation of the Bivalve Corbicula fluminea as a Means of Dispersal
- 28 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 225 (4669), 1491-1493
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.225.4669.1491
Abstract
Small specimens of the Asiatic bivalve Corbicula c.f. fluminea (Müller) secrete long mucous threads through their exhalent siphons that act as draglines to buoy the animal into a water column. These mucous strands, secreted in response to water current stimuli, are produced by dense accumulations of ctenidial mucocytes and may help in the downstream or interstream dispersal of this rapidly spreading exotic clam.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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