Aulacomya ater

In a review of Benguela kelp-beds on the west coast of South Africa, Newell et al. (1982) presented an annual budget of primary production and energy requirements by consumers, summarising detailed analyses of biomass, distribution and eco-physiological studies of key filter-feeders such as the ribbed mussel Aulacomya ater, and predators such as the commercially exploited rock lobster Jasus lalandii. 

Griffiths, C.L. and King, J.A., 1979 a. Some relationships between size, food availability and energy balance in the ribbed mussel Aulacomya ater. Mar. Biol., 51 141-149. 

Stuart, V., 1982. Absorbed ration, respiratory costs and resultant scope for growth in the mussel Aulacomya ater (Molina) fed on adiet of kelp detritus of different ages. Mar. Biol. Lett., 3 289-306. 

Stuart, V., Field, 3.G. and Newell, R.C., 1982 a. Evidence for absorption of kelp detritus by the ribbed mussel, Aulacomya ater using a new 57Cr-labelled microsphere technique. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 9 263-271. 

Paredi, M.E., De Vido de Mattio, N.A., and Crupkin, M. 1996. Biochemical properties of actomyosin and expressible moisture of frozen stored striated adductor muscles of Aulacomya ater ater (Molina) Effects of polyphosphates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 44 3108-3122. 

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