A morphological and structural study of the larval shell from the abalone Haliotis tuberculata Export

@article{citeulike:2794428, abstract = {Abstract\ \ The larval shell of the marine gastropod Haliotis tuberculata was investigated by polarised light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman microspectroscopy and infra-red spectroscopy. Trochophore and veliger larval sections were used for histological examination of the growing shell and each larval stage was related to the shell development and the appearance of calcified formations. We determined the stage of initial calcification by specific staining combined with polarised light examination. The shell of 30-h-old pre-veliger larvae was found to be mineralized, confirming that calcification occurred before larval torsion. Using both infra-red and Raman spectroscopy, we showed that CaCO3 deposition occurred at the pre-veliger stage and that the mineral phase initially deposited was essentially composed of aragonite.}, author = {Jardillier, E. and Rousseau, M. and Gendron-Badou, A. and Fr\"{o}hlich, F. and Smith, D. and Martin, M. and Hell\'{e}ouet, M. N. and Huchette, S. and Doumenc, D. and Auzoux-Bordenave, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {2794428}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0966-3}, doi = {10.1007/s00227-008-0966-3}, journal = {Marine Biology}, keywords = {haliotis, tuberculata}, posted-at = {2008-05-13 11:47:28}, priority = {4}, title = {A morphological and structural study of the larval shell from the abalone Haliotis tuberculata}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0966-3} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2794428 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2794428 N2 - Abstract  The larval shell of the marine gastropod Haliotis tuberculata was investigated by polarised light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman microspectroscopy and infra-red spectroscopy. Trochophore and veliger larval sections were used for histological examination of the growing shell and each larval stage was related to the shell development and the appearance of calcified formations. We determined the stage of initial calcification by specific staining combined with polarised light examination. The shell of 30-h-old pre-veliger larvae was found to be mineralized, confirming that calcification occurred before larval torsion. Using both infra-red and Raman spectroscopy, we showed that CaCO3 deposition occurred at the pre-veliger stage and that the mineral phase initially deposited was essentially composed of aragonite. JF - Marine Biology TI - A morphological and structural study of the larval shell from the abalone Haliotis tuberculata KW - haliotis KW - tuberculata AU - Jardillier, E AU - Rousseau, M AU - Gendron-Badou, A AU - Fröhlich, F AU - Smith, D AU - Martin, M AU - Helléouet, MN AU - Huchette, S AU - Doumenc, D AU - Auzoux-Bordenave, S UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0966-3 ER -