Diet and association of Pontonia pinnophylax occurring in Pinna nobilis: Insights from stable isotope analysis

H. Kennedy; C. A. Richardson; C. M. Duarte; D. P. Kennedy

doi:10.1017/S0025315401003575

Diet and association of Pontonia pinnophylax occurring in Pinna nobilis: Insights from stable isotope analysis

H. Kennedy^*, C. A. Richardson, C. M. Duarte, D. P. Kennedy

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Stable carbon isotope measurements (δ¹³C) were used to assess the sources of carbon assimilated by the fan mussel Pinna nobilis, in sea grass Posidonia oceanica meadows, and an associated shrimp Pontonia pinnophylax which occurs within this bivalve's mantle cavity. The primary carbon sources available to both animals displayed a wide range of δ¹³C values, from -12.3 to -22.3 0/00. The δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N of Pinna nobilis and Pontonia pinnophylax suggest that they assimilate carbon from similar sources, occupy comparable trophic levels and that their association is commensal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	177-178
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume	81
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315401003575
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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