Category:Byssus

**byssus**
	fine, rare fiber secreted by mollusks of the Pinnidae family
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Instance of	fiber;
Subclass of	animal fiber;
Has use	sea silk;
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Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

M

Museo del bisso (1 F)

S

Sea silk (11 F)

Media in category "Byssus"

The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.

Byssusfasern im Durchlicht.jpg 2,898 × 2,112; 378 KB
Byssusfasern.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 185 KB
CNR, parere sul trattamento del bisso marino, Taranto 1941 - san dl SAN TXT-00002942.jpg 563 × 768; 106 KB
Conchological Manual Figs 08-09.png 1,249 × 477; 202 KB
Fine sea silk threads.JPG 1,024 × 768; 260 KB
FMIB 39028 Sea mussel Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, showing foot distended and attachment by byssus.jpeg 1,068 × 741; 213 KB
FMIB 40467 Mya arenaria Form 23 mm long, removed from burrow in sand and showing attachment of byssus (b) to numerous sand grains (sg).jpeg 689 × 759; 87 KB
FMIB 40485 Mya arenaria, with shell 04 mm long, removed from attachment to seaweed (Enteromorpha) and showing the single, branched byssus.jpeg 506 × 593; 50 KB
FMIB 48580 Mytilus edulis L, attached by its byssus (By) to a piece of wood; F, foot; S, anal siphon, the branchial sipohon being below it.jpeg 517 × 483; 47 KB
FMIB 48678 Development of the byssus-or plug-hole in Animia.jpeg 395 × 307; 11 KB
FMIB 50185 Pina nobilis, with its byssus (Linnaeus).jpeg 283 × 603; 63 KB
Mussel & Byssal Threads.jpg 1,024 × 679; 167 KB
Mytilus with byssus.jpg 1,200 × 1,800; 427 KB
Pinna bicolor.jpg 1,440 × 1,920; 1.13 MB
Pinna noblis shell & byssus.JPG 1,013 × 768; 769 KB
Querschnitt Byssusfasern.jpg 2,534 × 1,914; 261 KB
Querschnitt von Byssusfasern.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 318 KB
Rita Del Bene, sec. XX - san dl SAN IMG-00002940.jpg 995 × 1,195; 565 KB
The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18157547072).jpg 850 × 1,440; 405 KB
Zebra mussel GLERL 1.jpg 800 × 584; 158 KB