Filter Feeder In Bivalvia

Zebra Mussels are small fingerlike size about two inches in length. They have a hard white shell with black strips. So that’s where they get their name. The Zebra Mussels originated from the Caspian Sea region of Asia. They are fresh-water mussel species capable to attaching to hard surfaces. The Zeba Mussels can tolerate a wide range of environment conditions. Adults can live out of the water for about seven days.

In Order to analyse the Distribution of C.brunneas and L.scobina, Year twelve Biology classes had to go down to the “ Sirens’ Rock” on the south coast of wellington. The Habitat is mainly rock but there are rock pools from when the high tide went down the water couldn’t get out. Chamapsipho brunnea or Brown Barnacle are a type of barnacle found in the mid-high tides parts of rocky shores. Brown Barnacle are also known as filter feeders so they feed off of algae and plankton. Brown Barnacle are not found in the low tide zones for this reason their shells can close off meaning that they can survive out of water longer by keeping water locked in their shells. Lepsiella Scobina or oyster borer are a predatory sea snail species. they feed off of barnacle and other prey they are found in the mid-high tide zones of rocky shores and not low tide. Oyster borer are frequently hidding in crevices to hide from predators. Oyster borer are not found in high tide but mid-low tides as they can not close their shells off completely

First of all, these shellfish get their name from the Zebra like stripes that cover its “D shape” shell. It is approximately two inches or less in length and have “sticky byssal threads that they use to attach tightly to any hard surface” (3.). When it comes times for them to reproduce, the female may produce up to 500,000 eggs in a single year. These eggs eventually develop into a small microscopic larva that will ultimately begin to form their own shells. These Zebra Mussels first landed on the map in the late 1980’s by hitching rides in the ballast waters of cargo ships. First they started showing themselves in the great lakes and from there they spread.

Today’s eastern oysters range from 3 to 5 inches in length, sometimes as much as 8 inches, although the oysters present during the colonization of the New World were documented to grow much larger (“Oyster History”). Oysters have many great characteristics in regard to their utility for humans as well as wildlife. The build ups of oyster bars, reefs, and beds provide habitat for many aquatic lifeforms and the filtration capabilities they possess is quite remarkable; as filter feeders, oysters feed on phytoplankton and small organisms while removing nutrients from the waters the inhabit, leaving them clear and pristine; just one oyster can filter more than 50 gallons in a day (“Oyster History”). Alas, it was a palatable constitution that made the eastern oyster so popular, creating an extensive economy based on its harvest. Unfortunately, this considerable popularity would ultimately bring the oyster’s

At the bottom of the Missouri's streams lives the Lampsilis siliquoidea mussels where it lives out its life cycle. How it lives it's brilliant life cycle is first by luring a smallmouth bass over to it by copycatting the movement and the appearance of a Tartars fish tail which is actually the skin of the mussels which has over time evolved. Once the bass notices the lure and strikes the lure the muscle spews out a white cloud into the bass's mouth and gills which happen to be thousands of larvaes where they will live off the bass for nutrients. Its also safer for them to transition from larvae into juvenile mussels. After a couple of weeks the young mussels abandon the bass dropping leaving the basses unharmed and unaware of what happened making

Inside the shells of a bivalve is a soft body which is protected by the shells. The majority of bivalves are filter feeders which have no radula or head. Most bivalves bury themselves in the sediment of the ocean floor and others attach themselves to rocks or even docks and posts in the water. The shells of bivalves are made up of calcium carbonate. Bivalves can be found in both salt water and fresh water habitats. The anatomy of a bivalve includes a mantle, gills, adductor muscle(s), foot, digestive system and circulatory system, nervous system and a urogenital system (FAO). The mantle of a bivalve covers the soft parts of its body. The gills are used for filter feeding and respiratory purposes. Adductor muscles are used to close the valves, and the foot of the bivalve is used to burrow into the sediment and is used as an anchor to hold the bivalve into a certain position (FAO). One of the most common bivalves found in the Puget Sound is the Blue Mussel. Blue mussels can be found in abundant quantities all over the Puget Sound and are a popular food choice for seafood lovers. Other than humans, blue mussels have numerous predators which include birds, sea stars, sea snails, crabs and even fish. Blue mussels attach themselves to hard surfaces such as rocks and docks by using byssal threads which are threads produced by the byssal gland located in the foot of the mussel. Blue

Oyster reefs, giant populations of oysters, provide habitats for many other types of organisms such as worms, snails, sea squirts, sponges, small crabs, and fishes.

The most likely environment in which these organisms lived would not be terrestrial or freshwater but a coastal marine environment with varying levels of salinity since the sea water would advance and retreat with the tides. The gastropods would require moisture from the ocean to prevent desiccation while the bivalves would be able to survive longer periods exposed since the shell could be closed temporarily until conditions were favourable.

An investigation into the effects of varying seawater concentrations on two marine invertebrates’ osmoregulatory abilities; Carcinus maenas and Arenicola marina.

Pinnotheres pisum resides as a parasite inside of bivalves (i.e., mussels, clams, oysters). The relationship between the pea crab and the bivalve is one of parasitism. The pea crab relies on the host (the bivalve) for protection, nutrients, and oxygen, which is harmful to the host.

Lionfish basically eat anything they can have.The Lionfish’s stomach can increase in 30 times their own size. Lionfish create two egg sacks per female but in each sack there is about 15 thousands which can cause problems in the population and ecosystem. They don't reproduce a certain time of the year they produce yearly. Sense they about

Whale sharks feed from what is called a “Filter Feeder”. A filter feeder, according to page 2, strain the zooplankton. The article states, “As it cruises through the ocean, water flows continuously into its mouth. Filter pads in its throat strain out the zooplankton, and the filtered water is expelled through the shark’s gills…” (2).This shows how a filter feeder works and what it is used for. Scientists still have not yet

Many bivalves are infauna organisms where they burry deeply more than 30 cm and live as permanent burrows where they will move deeper as they grow larger (Gosling, 2003). Although most of them are burrowing organisms, there is also group that live permanently attached on the surface or known as epifauna and epibenthos is groups that live in association with seafloor but also swim temporarily above it (Huber, 2013). Bivalve possess two halves of the mantle that are fused around the edges, with openings anteriorly for the foot and posteriorly for the exhalant opening where the water will expelled from the pallial cavity (Bunje, 2001) as shown in Figure 2.1. In addition, within this posteriorly is also located the inhalant opening that carried

It is an organism and a term that we hear all the time. But I did not realize until now that a freshwater mussel is actually a clam. A freshwater mussel is actually just another name for a clam, and scientists like to use big terms to make animals or whatever they are talking about sound more fancy than it really is. A clam is a bivalve mollusk and most of them are dioecious, which means that they have separate sexes. Some mollusks are hermaphroditic. The life cycle of many mollusks includes a free swimming, ciliated larval stage called a trochophore. This is the form that normally gets infected by parasites as they swim through the water. Freshwater mussels have a history of benefiting the United States, they play an important role in the aquatic ecosystem, and scientists are trying to discover why mussels are so

Welcome back to our list of 10 creatures you didn't know existed. This is the second half f the list, and you'll surely learn about some more creatures you had no idea were out there. And even if you have heard of some of them, this list will surely provide you with some facts about them you didn't know. So read on to learn more about the strange and wonderful animal life on our planet!