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Invasion of Living Fossil Bivalve, Dosinia japonica (Reeve, 1850) along the Indian Coast


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1 Department of Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India
2 Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600 028, India
3 Department of Applied Zoology, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India
4 Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Brahmapur 760 007, India
 

Phylum Mollusca is the second largest group of invertebrates and comprises soft-bodied animals. They occur in diverse habitats such as freshwater, estuarine, marine, terrestrial and arboreal. Benthic organisms are living on or in the substratum of water bodies. Many organisms are permanently attached to the bottom. Among molluscan species, bivalves are larger and thus more visible. They exhibit a variety of body shapes, reproductive modes and feeding styles1. Bivalves are filter-feeding organisms and can purify silted marine waters2; they form an important link between the consumers and primary detritus and thus play significant role in nutrient recycling.
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Authors

S. Yambem Tenjing
Department of Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India
Rupavath Rajendar Kumar
Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai 600 028, India
N. Narasimhaiah
Department of Applied Zoology, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India
Durga Prasad Behera
Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Brahmapur 760 007, India

Abstract


Phylum Mollusca is the second largest group of invertebrates and comprises soft-bodied animals. They occur in diverse habitats such as freshwater, estuarine, marine, terrestrial and arboreal. Benthic organisms are living on or in the substratum of water bodies. Many organisms are permanently attached to the bottom. Among molluscan species, bivalves are larger and thus more visible. They exhibit a variety of body shapes, reproductive modes and feeding styles1. Bivalves are filter-feeding organisms and can purify silted marine waters2; they form an important link between the consumers and primary detritus and thus play significant role in nutrient recycling.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv116%2Fi6%2F894-897