SUBJECT INDEX
421
Mucopolysaccharides, 70, 80, 174, 206
Mucoproteins, 70, 174
Mncus, as chemotactic substance, 24,
34, 41, 48
Mud blisters, 274
Mud flat snail, 236
Mudworms, 273
Musculature, molluscan, 66, 243, 253
Mussels, 47, 48, 51, 52, 100, 129, 130,
135, 136, 173, 175, 182, 187, 190,
196, 202, 221, 223, 252, 253, 289,
290, 292, 294, 315, 325, 330, 334
Mutualism, 4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 132
Mutualists, 6, 54, 88
Myzorhynchus, 257
N
Nacre, 73
Nacrezation, 60, 73, 101, 198
Naples, 178, 180, 182, 184, 199, 217,
239, 248
Nauplii, 286, 288, 289, 290, 296
Necrosis, 128, 129
Nematocyst
discharge threshold, 22
tentacular, 22
Nematodes, 56, 57, 71, 78, 80, 84, 122,
Nephridia, parasites in molluscan, 159,
161, 162, 173
Neurosecretions, influence of host's, 95
Neutral fats, 85, 86, 87
New England, 21, 271, 273, 278
New Jersey, 170, 206, 208, 335
New York, 143, 178, 182, 230, 238
New Zealand, 206
Normandy, 225, 226
North America, 138, 140
North Carolina, 200, 201, 207, 269,
Nuclear " caps ", 165
Nudibranchs, 21, 49
Nutrition, 6, 14, 16, 54, 55, 56, 80, 81,
263-273
301, 302, 311, 325
82
0
Octopus, 135
Olfactory recognition, 49, 50
Olive shell, 18
Oocysts, 158, 159, 161
Operculum, sporal, 162, 167, 174
Opsonic effect, 75
Orange sickness of mussels, 252
Oregon, 292
Organic molecules, in sea water, 43
Ova, as sites of parasitization, 175, 177
Oyster
American, 135, 142, 148, 149, 150,
162, 163, 168, 170, 171, 193,
200, 206, 208, 254, 270, 315, 320,
321, 335
European, 135
Japanese, 135
Pacific, 135, 293
Oyster beds, 97, 139, 261, 278
Oyster catcher, 235, 243
Oyster drills, 12
Oyster " leeches ", 200
Oysters, 20, 41, 59, 60, 61, 62, 68, 71,
79, 80, 85, 88, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
117, 118, 121, 128, 129, 130, 131,
133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141,
142, 143, 150, 151, 153, 162, 163,
168, 170, 171, 193, 201, 202, 203,
208, 235, 255, 261, 270, 271, 274,
275, 278, 280, 282, 283, 285, 287,
289, 304, 305, 315, 319
as transmitters of parasites, 12
mortality of, 11, 161, 162, 164, 165,
pearl, 255, 265
strains (varieties, races, physiological
172, 198, 290
species), 272, 273
P
Pacific islands, 13, 136
Pacific Ocean, 135, 255, 270
Palps, 242
Paraglycogen, 160
Parasites, as vectors of microorganisms,
13
Parasitic castration, 111, 114, 117, 118,
119, 120, 122, 123, 206, 208, 211,
228, 230, 233, 248, 330
lesions caused by crabs, 99
Parasitic obesity, 122
Parasitism, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 54, 95
421
Mucopolysaccharides, 70, 80, 174, 206
Mucoproteins, 70, 174
Mncus, as chemotactic substance, 24,
34, 41, 48
Mud blisters, 274
Mud flat snail, 236
Mudworms, 273
Musculature, molluscan, 66, 243, 253
Mussels, 47, 48, 51, 52, 100, 129, 130,
135, 136, 173, 175, 182, 187, 190,
196, 202, 221, 223, 252, 253, 289,
290, 292, 294, 315, 325, 330, 334
Mutualism, 4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 132
Mutualists, 6, 54, 88
Myzorhynchus, 257
N
Nacre, 73
Nacrezation, 60, 73, 101, 198
Naples, 178, 180, 182, 184, 199, 217,
239, 248
Nauplii, 286, 288, 289, 290, 296
Necrosis, 128, 129
Nematocyst
discharge threshold, 22
tentacular, 22
Nematodes, 56, 57, 71, 78, 80, 84, 122,
Nephridia, parasites in molluscan, 159,
161, 162, 173
Neurosecretions, influence of host's, 95
Neutral fats, 85, 86, 87
New England, 21, 271, 273, 278
New Jersey, 170, 206, 208, 335
New York, 143, 178, 182, 230, 238
New Zealand, 206
Normandy, 225, 226
North America, 138, 140
North Carolina, 200, 201, 207, 269,
Nuclear " caps ", 165
Nudibranchs, 21, 49
Nutrition, 6, 14, 16, 54, 55, 56, 80, 81,
263-273
301, 302, 311, 325
82
0
Octopus, 135
Olfactory recognition, 49, 50
Olive shell, 18
Oocysts, 158, 159, 161
Operculum, sporal, 162, 167, 174
Opsonic effect, 75
Orange sickness of mussels, 252
Oregon, 292
Organic molecules, in sea water, 43
Ova, as sites of parasitization, 175, 177
Oyster
American, 135, 142, 148, 149, 150,
162, 163, 168, 170, 171, 193,
200, 206, 208, 254, 270, 315, 320,
321, 335
European, 135
Japanese, 135
Pacific, 135, 293
Oyster beds, 97, 139, 261, 278
Oyster catcher, 235, 243
Oyster drills, 12
Oyster " leeches ", 200
Oysters, 20, 41, 59, 60, 61, 62, 68, 71,
79, 80, 85, 88, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
117, 118, 121, 128, 129, 130, 131,
133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141,
142, 143, 150, 151, 153, 162, 163,
168, 170, 171, 193, 201, 202, 203,
208, 235, 255, 261, 270, 271, 274,
275, 278, 280, 282, 283, 285, 287,
289, 304, 305, 315, 319
as transmitters of parasites, 12
mortality of, 11, 161, 162, 164, 165,
pearl, 255, 265
strains (varieties, races, physiological
172, 198, 290
species), 272, 273
P
Pacific islands, 13, 136
Pacific Ocean, 135, 255, 270
Palps, 242
Paraglycogen, 160
Parasites, as vectors of microorganisms,
13
Parasitic castration, 111, 114, 117, 118,
119, 120, 122, 123, 206, 208, 211,
228, 230, 233, 248, 330
lesions caused by crabs, 99
Parasitic obesity, 122
Parasitism, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 54, 95