| Further details on byssus formation mostly in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, can be found in numerous reviews on the subject. |
| The strength of the entire byssus is expected to be proportional to the number of threads times the average strength of each thread. |
| The individual cages allowed the transfer of mussels to respirometry chambers without severing their byssus. |
| By the time the shells are mature, they have lost the byssus anchor and are found loose on the ocean floor. |
| Exactly how these proteins link together to give the material, called byssus, its strength has remained unclear. |
| On the day of the experiment, the shell was opened, the anterior byssus retractor muscle was exposed, and the pedal ganglia removed. |
