Mantle defensive response of marine pulmonate Trimusculusperuvianus |
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| Authors: | A. San-Martí n,J. Rovirosa,A. Olea |
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| Affiliation: | a Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
b Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile |
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| Abstract: | The marine pulmonate Trimusculusperuvianus (Sowerby, 1835) which is found in caves or narrow crevices along the Chilean coast was studied to determine a possible chemical defense against the intertidal key predator Heliasterhelianthus. T.peruvianus releases a white secretion through the extended mantle animal covers, to contact with the tube feet of starfish. This behaviour significantly decreases predation of gastropod and it has not been described previously for members of the Trimusculidae family. |
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| Keywords: | Limpet Marine pulmonate Trimusculusperuvianus |
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