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- Title
Nutritional value of the intracapsular liquid of Engoniophos unicinctus Say, 1825 (Caenogastropoda: Buccinidae).
- Authors
Miloslavich, Patricia
- Abstract
The article presents a study which determined the nutritional value of the intracapsular liquid of tropical buccinid, Engoniophos unicinctus (E. unicinctus). Egg capsules of E. unicinctus were collected at Mochima National Park in Venezuela. The embryos contained in the egg capsules were classified based on their stage of development and the protein content of the embryos and gel matrix was determined. It was found that the total protein contained in the gel matrix is low in comparison to other species reported to consume the intracapsular liquid.
- Subjects
VENEZUELA; EGG cases (Zoology); EGGS; EMBRYOS; BUCCINIDAE; NEOGASTROPODA
- Publication
Journal of Molluscan Studies, 1999, Vol 65, Issue 4, p502
- ISSN
0260-1230
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/mollus/65.4.502