A living mechanical file: the burrowing mechanism of the coral-boring bivalve Lithophaga nigra |
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| Authors: | Lee-Shing Fang Pouyan Shen |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-Sen University Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan, Republic of China;(2) Institute of Materials, Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan, Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The burrowing mechanism of a coral borer, Lithophaga nigra, from Penhu island was studied from 1984–1985. Chemical analysis, behavioral observation, anatomy, functional morphology and electronmicroscopic data revealed that this organism is not a chemical borer, as previously believed, but a mechanical borer with a very specially modified internal organ and an external shell configuration that enables it to function as an extremely efficient regenerative mechanical file. |
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