Large numbers of bioactive compounds were dragged up from marine invertebrates, especially sponges, ascidians, bryozoans and molluscs in which some of them are approved by FDA and currently utilized in clinical trials [1].
S. durrelli may use its robust dentition to feed on prey with hard parts, such as crustaceans and molluscs, in addition to small vertebrates, rather than the insects that the more gracile-toothed brown-tailed mongoose eats.
These conflicting reports have fuelled controversy (Dietrich et al., 2006) surrounding the true sensitivity of this species, and molluscs in general, to estrogen mimics and the perceived safety of the aquatic environment from the impacts of these xenoestrogens.
Sequencing of mantle tissue from this non-model species has considerably increased resources for the investigation of the processes of shell deposition and repair in molluscs in a changing environment.
I even think I may have eaten donkey somewhere along the way, and certainly tucked in to all manner of crustacean and mollusc in parts of the world where eaters relish sucking the brains out of prawns.
The 2DBD-NR might originate in a common ancestor of Protostomes, since 2DBD-NRs were identified both in Lophotrochozoans (Platyhelminths and Molluscs) and in Ecdysozoans (Crustaceans) (Fig. 6B).
Bioluminescence occurs widely among animals, especially in the open sea, including jellyfish, comb jellies, crustaceans, and cephalopod molluscs; in some fungi and bacteria; and in various terrestrial invertebrates including insects.
Scottish waters contain around 2,500 crustacean species and 700 molluscs and in 2012 a bed of 100 million flame shells was found during a survey of Loch Alsh.
Heterogeneity of biological materials, such as bone, tooth, and mollusc shells, plays a key role in determining their mechanical performance (e.g. the strength, damage tolerance, etc).. Here, we quantify heterogeneities in elasticity and inelasticity of bovine cortical bone between 100 nm and a few microns and identify a characteristic length scale (λc) of approximately 200 nm.
Sharks, turtles, stingrays, dolphins, sponges, sea cucumbers and molluscs also thrive in these deep-blue waters.
