Lipid Profile of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera Inhabiting Different Biotopes of the Lake-River System of the Kem River, White Sea Basin

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Svetlana N. Pekkoeva, Viktor P. Voronin, Evgeny P. Ieshko, Natalia N. Fokina, Denis A. Efremov, Svetlana A. Murzina
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Margaritifera; freshwater pearl mussel; lipids; biochemical adaptations; nature protection and conservation; Ukhta; White Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020293

The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera is considered to be the most rapidly declining species of freshwater bivalve, whereas its colonies in rivers of the White Sea Basin remain the most numerous in the world. The lipid profiles of mantle, muscle (foot), and digestive gland tissues...