Selective feeding by Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1771): The effects of seasonal changes and nutritional demands

The Behaviour of Anodonta Cygnea L.( and Its Neurophysiological Basis

Morphological and chemical characterization of mineral concretions in the freshwater bivalve Anodonta cygnea (Unionidae).

The freshwater mussel Anodonta cygnea is commonly used as a model organism for biomineralization studies, its peculiar morphofunctional properties also make it an excellent environmental biomonitor. The first detailed on the calcareous concretions from gill and mantle tissue, as well as fluids of the freshwater bivalve A. cygnea, supported by histological, scanning, spectrometry, and spectrosco...

The ionic basis of axonal conduction in the central nervous system of Anodonta cygnea (Mollusca: eulamellibranchia).

The bivalve mollusc Anodonta cygnea appears to be unique in possessing the most dilute body fluids so far described in the Animal Kingdom. The osmotic concentration of the blood of this species has been found to amount to only about 44-0 m-osmole, with a sodium concentration which averages 15-6 mM/kg. (Potts, 1954). It is difficult to explain the ionic basis of electrical activity of excitable ...

Cytogenetic damage induced by crude oil in Anodonta cygnea (mollusca,bivalvia) assessed by the comet assay and micronucleus test

Crude oil is enriched in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Many PAH analogs have proved to potentially damage DNA. DNA damage can be assessed using various biomarkers to find out the degree of genotoxicity of pollutants following in vitro exposure. In this research the comet assay and micronucleus (MN) test were used to detect DNA damages and cytogenetic changes following crude oil expos...

Accessibility of the central nervous connectives of Anodonta cygnea to a compound of large molecular weight.