Fig. 5. Composition of mixed algal diet, pseudofaeces and pseudodiarrhoea.
Composition (% dry mass) of the mixed algal diet and pseudofaecal materials
produced by the zebra mussel when fed a mixture of the toxic cyanobacteria
Microcystis aeruginosa (strain CCAP 1450/10) and the non-toxic diatom
Asterionella formosa. Mix, mixed diet; Pin, pseudofaeces expelled by
the inhalant siphon of the mussels; Ppg, pseudodiarrhoea expelled through the
pedal gape of the mussels. Values are means ± s.e.m.
(N=10).