THE GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT OF THE OYSTER CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (GMELIN)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Shaw, Barbara L., Battle, Helen I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1957
• Subjects: Lamarck; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z57-026; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z57-026

The gross and microscopic anatomy of the digestive tract of Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), the common oyster of commerce of the North Atlantic Coast, is described. The dorsoventrally compressed mouth bounded by two pairs of labial palps leads into a crescentic oesophagus, thence to the anterior cha...