Ab dilution 1/25000
Ab dilution 1/5000
Ab dilution 1/1000
a
b
% cross-reactivity
Phyl. Cl.
Sub-class
Order
Genus
Min.
Paleotax odonta
Nuculoida
Nucula
A
Arcoida
Arca
A
Glycymeris
A
Mytilus prisms
C
Mytiloida
Mytilus nacre
A
B
Brachidontes
A
Pteriomorphia
Pinnoida
Pinna prisms
C
I
Pinna nacre
A
Pterioida
Pteria
C+A
M
V
Isognomon
C+A
Pecten
C
O
A
Pectinoida
Chlamys
C+A
Spondylus
C+A
L
L
Ostreoida
Crassostrea
C
Unionoida
Anodonta
A
L
V Paleoheterodonta
Unio
A
Trigonioida
Neotrigonia
A
U
I
Lucina
A
Crassatella
A
S
A
Cardium
A
Tridacna
A
C
Mactra
A
Veneroida
Lutraria
A
A
Heterodonta
Corbicula
A
Ensis
A
Venus
A
Meretrix
A
Mercenaria
A
Dosinia
A
Ruditapes
A
Myoida
Mya
A
Pholas
A
Vetigastropoda
Haliotis
C+A
GASTROPODA
Trochus
C+A
Caenogastropoda
Littorina
A
Strombus
A
CEPHALOPODA Nautiloida
Nautilus
A
Coleoida
Argonauta
A
Coptothyris
C
BRACHIOPODA
Terebratulida
Laqueus
C
Terebratella
C
Acropora
A
CNIDARIA
Scleractinia
Galaxea
A
Merulina
A
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Fig. 13.4 Cross-reactivities of the soluble skeletal matrices of several invertebrates with a
polyclonal antibody elicited against the acetic acid-soluble matrix of the prismatic layer
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