Morphometric features of larvae of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in ontogenesis
Journal: Ruthenica Russian Malacological Journal
Year: 2024

Sequentially appearing in ontogenesis, the morphometric features of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis larvae can serve as a basis for their species identification among the pool of larvae of other bivalve mollusc species found in the Black Sea plankton. The study presents the photographs of live mussel larvae and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the larvae hinge at different developmental stages: D-veliger, veliger, veliconcha and pediveliger. There was shown the sequence of morpholog