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Class Bivalvia

Known as: Bivalvias, Lamellibranchiata, Pelecypoda 
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of mussels; clams; OYSTERS; COCKLES; and SCALLOPS. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical… 
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Aquatic OrganismsDisease VectorsMicrobiologicalMytilus

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ClamsMusselsOystersScallop

Broader (1)

Mollusca

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
In vitro production of superoxide and nitric oxide (as nitrite and nitrate) by Mytilus galloprovincialis haemocytes upon incubation with PMA or laminarin or during yeast phagocytosis.
The phagocytic process is one of the most important elements of the self-defence system in mammals as well as in molluscs. In… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Jumping Ship: A Stepping Stone Event Mediating Transfer of a Non-indigenous Species Via a Potentially Unsuitable Environment
The smooth shelled blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk (Bivalvia: Mollusca) arrived in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawai'i on 22… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Bioaccumulation of 12 Trace Elements in the Tissues of the Nautilus Nautilus macromphalus from New Caledonia
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Flow cytometry as a tool to monitor the disturbance of phagocytosis in the clam Mya arenaria hemocytes following in vitro exposure to heavy metals.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Response of metallothionein concentrations in a freshwater bivalve (Anodonta grandis) along an environmental cadmium gradient
Surficial (oxic) sediments, overlying water, and specimens of the freshwater bivalve Anodonta grandis were collected by divers at… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Les caryotypes de quelques esp?ces de bivalves et de gast?ropodes marins
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Hydrothermal Vent Clam and Tube Worm 13C/12C: Further Evidence of Nonphotosynthetic Food Sources.
The stable carbon isotope ratios in clam mantle tissues taken from both Galápagos and 21 degrees N hydrothermal vent sites were… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Purification and characterization of a cardioexcitatory neuropeptide from the central ganglia of a bivalve mollusc.
We have purified a cardioexcitatory substance, previously designated peak C, from ganglia of the Sunray Venus clam, Macrocallista… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The Initiation and Control of Free Amino Acid Regulation of Cell Volume in Salinity-Stressed Marine Bivalves
1. Molluscan cells maintain constant volume in decreasing salinities by releasing intracellular free amino acids as osmotic… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
THE NATURE OF CELLULAR VOLUME REGULATION IN MARINE BIVALVES
1. Regulation of cell volume utilizing intracellular free amino acids has been studied in isolated ventricles from marine… 
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