Abstract:Two inner growths in the mantle beneath the epithelium were found in 1 of 1000 mussels Modiolus difficifis from Amursky Bay, Sea of Japan, within the city precincts of Vladivostok. Both growths were about 2000 pm in maximal diameter in section and elevated slightly above the mantle surface. The mantle epithelium near the growths formed deep invaginations, and clusters of mucous cells were numerous beneath the epithelium. Histological and histochemical methods were employed. Two different kinds of growth were r… Show more
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