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Observations on the Reproduction of Modiolus Modiolus in Isle of Man Waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A.K. Jasim  and
A.R. Brand
A.K. Jasim
Affiliation:
Port Erin Marine Laboratory, (University of Liverpool), Isle of Man
A.R. Brand
Affiliation:
Port Erin Marine Laboratory, (University of Liverpool), Isle of Man
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The horse-mussel Modiolus modiolus (L.) is a bivalve molluse inhabiting coastal marine environments down to about 200 m, where it may occur in very large communities (Wiborg, 1946; Tebble, 1966; Comely, 1978). It can also be found low in the intertidal zone where it lives in rock pools or in the hold-fasts of Laminaria (Wilson, 1977; Davenport & Kjørsvik, 1982). It is a boreal species. In the Atlantic it ranges from the White Sea to the Bay of Biscay, off Iceland, the Faroes and down the east coast of North America to North Carolina. In the Pacific it occurs from the Bering Sea to Japan and California (Wiborg, 1946). Comparatively little work has been done on Modiolus modiolus, probably because it is of little commercial importance and lives predominantly subtidally in relatively inaccessible environments.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 373 - 385
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1989

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