Implanted byssal hairs on postlarval shells of Mytilus edulis platensis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Patagonia

By

Isola, Tomas
Varisco, Martin
Cazzaniga, Néstor J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-8-30

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

35

Pages

1--5

Subjects

byssus threads , Mussel culture , mussel postlarvae , spat settlement

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.35.e21978

 

Abstract

This communication describes the first records of byssal hairs on the postlarvae shells of Mytilusedulisplatensis d’Orbigny, 1842. The postlarvae used in this study were sampled on artificial collectors used for mussel culture in San Jorge Gulf, Sudoccidental Atlantic Ocean. A general description of the hairs is made as well as an exploratory analysis of their spatial distribution on the shell surface. The presence of these byssal hairs is suggested as a criterion to differentiate M.edulisplatensis from other mytilids.