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Shell Deformities in the Green-Lipped Mussel Perna viridis: Occurrence and Potential Environmental Stresses on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Pollutants2023
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Sarini Ahmad Wakid,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Krishnan Kumar,
Chee Kong Yap,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Hideo Okamura,
Chee Kong Yap,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Wan Mohd Syazwan,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Mohamad Saupi Ismail,
Sarini Ahmad Wakid,
Mohamad Saupi Ismail,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Jia Ming Chew,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Chee Kong Yap,
Chee Kong Yap,
Rosimah Nulit,
Rosimah Nulit,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Jia Ming Chew,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
Hideo Okamura,
Jumria Sutra,
Wan Mohd Syazwan,
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Chee Kong Yap,
Hideo Okamura,
Hideo Okamura,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Wan Mohd Syazwan,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Jia Ming Chew,
Wan Hee Cheng
Meng Chuan Ong,
Wan Mohd Syazwan,
Jia Ming Chew,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Chee Kong Yap,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Mohamad Saupi Ismail,
Rosimah Nulit,
Rosimah Nulit,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Mohamad Saupi Ismail,
AHMAD DWI SETYAWAN,
Hideo Okamura,
Sarini Ahmad Wakid,
Jumria Sutra,
Jia Ming Chew,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Wan Mohd Syazwan,
Jia Ming Chew,
Hesham M.H. Zakaly,
Meng Chuan Ong,
Hideo Okamura,
Muskhazli Mustafa,
Chee Kong Yap,
Yoshifumi Horie,
Nor Azwady Abd Aziz,
Mohamad Saupi Ismail,
Meng Chuan Ong,
AHMAD DWI SETYAWAN,
Krishnan Kumar,
AHMAD DWI SETYAWAN,
Hesham M.H. Zakaly,
Wan Hee Cheng
Wan Hee Cheng
Summary
Researchers assessed shell deformity rates in green-lipped mussels (Perna viridis) collected from coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia, comparing current deformity percentages with historical data and characterizing types of discontinuous, continuous, and unexplained shell abnormalities. They found overall shell deformity rates of 15.8-87.5%, substantially higher than previously documented values of 0-36.8%, with the highest rates at Teluk Jawa, suggesting increased environmental stress from pollution and other factors.
The green-lipped mussel Perna viridis’ sensitive nature and characteristic as a benthos organism that filters the sediment in its environment make it one of the possible bioindicators for pollution in the aquatic ecosystem. The present study aimed to determine the percentages of total shell deformities in comparison to the past data in the coastal waters of Peninsular Malaysia. It was found that several types of discontinuous, continuous, and unexplained shell abnormalities contributed to the overall range of shell deformities of 15.8–87.5%, which was greater in comparison to that (0.0–36.8%). The present study showed that the highest overall proportion of shell abnormalities occurred in Teluk Jawa, whereas the lowest percentages were found in Kampung (Kg.) Pasir Puteh. The regulative mechanisms at the well-known polluted sites at Kg. Pasir Puteh could be the explanation. Further research should be conducted to determine the degree of heavy metal that may be the source of these malformations in the mussel shells.