Geoduck clam (Panopea abrupta): Anatomy, Histology, Development, Pathology, Parasites and Symbionts

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Anatomy

Histology

• Overview
• Outer Surfaces
• Gills (Ctenidia)
• Digestive System
• Excretory (Heart-Kidney) System
• Reproductive System
• Organs Associated with the Visceral Mass

Development

Pathology, Parasites and Symbionts, Overview

Pathology of Unknown Etiology

• 'Warts'
• 'Wart' Transmission Experiments
• Dark Leathery Surface

Parasites and Symbionts

• Intracellular Prokaryotes
• Amoeboflagellate Disease of Larvae
• CLPX - Clam Protozoan Unknown
• APX - Apicomplexan (Gregarine) Spores
• Turbellaria
• Pea Crabs
• Epibionts

Acknowledgements

Links

Citation Information

Bower, S.M. and Blackbourn, J. (2003): Geoduck clam (Panopea abrupta): Anatomy, Histology, Development, Pathology, Parasites and Symbionts: Table of Contents.

URL: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/species-especes/shellfish-coquillages/geopath/index-eng.htm

Date last revised: May 2003
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