The fan mussel <i>Pinna rudis</i> – occurrence and association with <i>Pontonia pinnophylax</i> in Terceira Island (Azores, NE Atlantic).

The fan mussel <i>Pinna rudis</i> – occurrence and association with <i>Pontonia pinnophylax</i> in Terceira Island (Azores, NE Atlantic).

<i>Pinna rudis</i> is known as one of the biggest fan mussels in the Azores, reaching a length of up to 80cm. The specimens are generally found attached by numerous byssus threads, with their pointed anterior ends buried vertically in the substratum (mud, sandy mud or gravel). However, c...

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Main Authors: João Pedro Barreiros, Sílvia C. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
spatial distribution
occurrence
Pinna rudis
Pontonia pinnophylax
symbiotic association
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00098/full

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