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Mya arenaria

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Noun1.Mya arenaria - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and EuropeMya arenaria - an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer clam, steamer
clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
genus Mya, Mya - type genus of the family Myacidae
long-neck clam, soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam - a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
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2007) indicated that larval shell of the bivalve Mya arenaria is progressively thickened during the planktonic phase, complicating the ability to sample uncontaminated tags of "source.
A shell of its former self: can Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 larval ... by Zacherl, Danielle C.; Morgan, Steven G.; Swearer, Stephen E.; Warner, Robert R. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Accession Common name, species Length number (a) Invertebrates Soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria 621 AF253323 (G) Squid, Loligo forbesi 564 AAA98563.
A new invertebrate member of the p53 gene family is developmentally ... by Reinisch, Carol L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Sunila (1991) also reported a decrease in mitotic index of neoplastic cells in the clam Mya arenaria during the course of the disease.
Several cases of disseminated neoplasia in mussels Mytilus edulis ... by Galimany, Eve; Sunila, Inke / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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