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THE BIOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS 

 Sea Water as a Medium 



Lamellibranchia 



Cephalopoda 

 Crustacea 



Xiphosura 

 Echinodermata 

 Tunicata 



Teleostei 



Murex truncidus 



Most species 



Pec ten maximus: 



sea water plus HC1 to 



pH7-2 



Loligo forbesi 



Sepia officinalis 



Maia squinado 



Callianassa californiensis 



Homarus americanus 



Pamdirus argus 



Most species 

 Ciona intestinalis 

 Phallusia mammillata 

 Uranoscopus scaber: 

 sea water 39 parts, 

 fresh water 61 parts 



Pleurobranchus membranaceus : 



0-13 gKCl 

 Archidoris pseudoargus: 019, 0-36 



gKCl 

 Ensis ensis: 0-42 g KC1 

 Pinna nobilis: 0-23 g KC1 

 Pecten maximus: 0-23 g KC1 

 Ostrea edidis: 0-20 g KC1 

 Mytilus edidis: 0-23 g KC1 



Sepia officinalis: 0-57 g KC1 

 Eledone cirrhosa: 0-39 g KC1 



Linudus polyphemus : 0-22 g KC1 



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