The food of the asian moon scallop Amusium pleuronectes (L.) /

Gabral - Llana, Ma. Ethel

The food of the asian moon scallop Amusium pleuronectes (L.) / Ma. Ethel Gabral - Llana

Includes bibliographical references

Observations on the food of Amusium pleuronectes based on the examination of the stomach contents of specimens ranging from 21 mm to 91 mm in shell height and some notes on the feeding of scallops are here presented. Results showed that A. pleuronectes utilizes different kinds of planktonic food organisms such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, tintinnids, larvae of mollscs and crustaceans, etc.


English eng

2672-2836 (Online)


fish feeding
Scallop fisheries
Aquatic biology
Marine biology
Marine biology--Research

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