Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia
This study was carried out to clarify the feeding biology of the blood cockle (Anadara granosa). We collected blood cockles from 8 stations in the Matang mangrove estuary of Malaysia in July and August 2010. The digestive tube contents of the specimens were stained with Congo red and observed under...
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| author | Tatsuya Yurimoto Faizul Mohd Kassim Alias Man |
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| description | This study was carried out to clarify the feeding biology of the blood cockle (Anadara granosa). We collected blood cockles from 8 stations in the Matang mangrove estuary of Malaysia in July and August 2010. The digestive tube contents of the specimens were stained with Congo red and observed under a light microscope. The results showed blood cockles take in particles containing cellulose as well as phytoplankton such as diatoms. As blood cockles in estuaries are known to exhibit cellulolytic enzyme activity in their digestive gland, the present results indicate blood cockles in estuaries feed on litter supplied from mangrove forests and terrestrial plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c9d9e38bf6f4ac69fd43a49f7b9cbbe2022-12-21T19:33:56ZengUniversity of TehranInternational Journal of Aquatic Biology2383-09562322-52702014-07-012418018381Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in MalaysiaTatsuya Yurimoto0Faizul Mohd Kassim1Alias Man2Fisheries Division of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesPenang Office of Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesFisheries Research Institute, Department of FisheriesThis study was carried out to clarify the feeding biology of the blood cockle (Anadara granosa). We collected blood cockles from 8 stations in the Matang mangrove estuary of Malaysia in July and August 2010. The digestive tube contents of the specimens were stained with Congo red and observed under a light microscope. The results showed blood cockles take in particles containing cellulose as well as phytoplankton such as diatoms. As blood cockles in estuaries are known to exhibit cellulolytic enzyme activity in their digestive gland, the present results indicate blood cockles in estuaries feed on litter supplied from mangrove forests and terrestrial plants.http://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/82Anadara granosa, Blood cockle, Digestive tube contents, Mangrove estuary |
| spellingShingle | Tatsuya Yurimoto Faizul Mohd Kassim Alias Man Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia International Journal of Aquatic Biology Anadara granosa, Blood cockle, Digestive tube contents, Mangrove estuary |
| title | Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia |
| title_full | Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia |
| title_short | Digestive tube contents of blood cockle (Anadara granosa) in a tropical mangrove estuary in Malaysia |
| title_sort | digestive tube contents of blood cockle anadara granosa in a tropical mangrove estuary in malaysia |
| topic | Anadara granosa, Blood cockle, Digestive tube contents, Mangrove estuary |
| url | http://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/82 |
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