... microspectrophotometry to measure the absorption spectra of photoreceptors from the eyes of two different scallop species. Photoreceptors from the proximal and distal retinas of the sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus had absorption peak wavelengths (λ max) of 488±1 nm (mean ± s.e.m.; N =20) and 513±3 nm (N =26...

... be addressed. 13 10 1992 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 scallop abductin swimming mechanical properties locomotion Placopecten magellanicus The family Pectinaceae have acquired the ability to swim through the development of a specialized hinge ligament (Trueman, 1953...