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Aspects of Histology in Macoma Carlottensis (Bivalvia: Tellinidae) and In Situ Histopathology Related to Mine-Tailings Discharge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Doug A. Bright  and
Derek V. Ellis
Doug A. Bright
Affiliation:
Biology Department, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W 2Y2
Derek V. Ellis
Affiliation:
Biology Department, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W 2Y2
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Macoma carlottensis Whiteaves, 1880 is abundant (up to approximately 350 nr2) in subtidal infaunal communities on the continental shelf of western United States (Lie & Kelly, 1970; Word, 1979) and in British Columbia fjords (Ellis, 1969). Of thirteen different species of Macoma identified from the coastal waters of southern British Columbia, M. carlottensis is the most tolerant to variations in water depth, sediment particle size, current exposure, and salinity (Dunnill & Ellis, 1969). Observations of the species maintained in sediment trays in our laboratory suggest thatM. carlottensis is an infaunal, primarily sub-surface deposit feeder which generally lies at a depth of 1-4 cm with its left valve downwards. Filter feeding was observed in some instances as indicated by extension of the siphons from 0-5-3 cm above the substrate.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 447 - 464
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1989

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