Jaccarini et al., 1968
| Author(s): | Jaccarini, V., Bannister, W. H., Micallef, H. |
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| Year: | 1968 |
| Title: | The pallial glands and rock boring in Lithophaga lithophaga (Lamellibranchia, Mytilidae) |
| Journal: | Journal of Zoology |
| Volume: | 154 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 397-401 |
| Abstract | The secretion of the pallial glands is generally held responsible for rock boring in Lithophaga lithophaga (L.). The glands do not secrete acid; the pH of the secretion was found to be about 6.5. Histochemical tests showed that the secretion is a neutral mucoprotein with calcium-binding ability. This finding indicates, that complexing of calcium by the secretion of the pallial glands is the mechanism of chemical boring into calcareous rock in L. lithophaga. |
| Keywords: | Bioerosion, Bivalvia, Paleontology, Recent |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1968.tb01672.x |