Ribbed mussels

H2S consumption was exhibited by mitochondria isolated from the gills of the marine ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa, an inhabitant of sulfide-rich intertidal sediment, in an... 

Wenning, R.J., R.T. Di Giulio, and E.R Gallagher. 1988. Oxidant-mediated biochemical effects of paraquat in the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa. Aquat. Toxicol. 12 157-170. 

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., 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. 

SALT MARSH SNAILS DEPOSIT-FEEDING CRABS MUD SNAILS RIBBED MUSSELS OYSTERS... 

Bergen, B.J., W.G. Nelson, J.G. Quinn and S. Jayaraman. Relationships among total lipid, lipid classes, and polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in two indigenous populations of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) over an annual cycle. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20 575-581, 2001. 

Common mussel, Mytilus edulis, 595, 868 Duck mussel, Anodonta nutalliana, 868 Elliptio spp., 265 Green mussel, Perna viridis, 453 Mytilus spp., 453, 524,595, 623, 625, 657, 662, 665, 690, 745, 751, 111, 114, 820, 851, 856, 867, 868, 869 Mytilopsis spp., 82 Rainbow mussel, Villosa iris, 452 Ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa, 582 Zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, 628... 

Wenning RJ, Di Giulio RT (1988a) Microsomal enzyme activities, superoxide production, and antioxidant defenses in ribbed mussels Geukensia demissa) and wedge clams Rangia cuneata). Comp Biochem Physiol 90C 21-28... 

Wenning RJ, Di Giulio ET, Gallagher FP (1988) Oxidant-mediated biochemical effects of paraquat in the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa. Aquat Toxicol 12 157-170 Widdows J, Bakke T, Bayne BL, Donkin P, Livingstone DR, Lowe DM, Moore MN, Evans SV, Moore SL (1982) Responses of Mytilus edulis on exposure to water-accommodated fraction of North Sea Oil/ Mar Biol 67 15-31... 

Culbertson JB, Valiela 1, Olsen YS, Reddy CM (2008) Effect of field exposure to 38-year-old residual petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, condition index, and filtration rate of the ribbed mussel, Geukensia demissa. Environ Pollut 154 312-319 Curtosi A, Pelletier E, Vodopivez CL, Mac Cormack WP (2009) Distribution of PAHs in the water column, sediments and biota of Potter Cove, South Shetland Islands, Antmctica. Antarct Sci 21 329-339... 

The transformation of the mussel adhesive protein to glue involves a sequence of chemical events in which timing is a critical element. The redox enzyme (catechol oxidase) plays an important role. Recently, Waite has observed that the catechol oxidase is present at very high concentrations in ribbed mussels. At these concentration levels, it acts more like a reagent than a catalyst. Waite has also established that the enzyme shows an apparent molecular weight of 38 kDa and does not contain any metal atoms. Presumably it possesses a quinone cofactor at levels as high as one quinone/mg of enzyme. 

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