Respiratory Pigments

SHELLFISH (MOLLUSCS AND CRUSTACEA) | Characteristics of the Groups

“…The heart pulsates and pushes the blood through the dorsal vessel to the organ sinuses. From there, blood continues to the gills and then goes to pericardial sinus and back to the ostia in the heart (Aiken et al, 2013;Urich, 1994).…”

“…There are many cilia and glades on the exoskeleton. The color of Crustacea is derived from pigments that are under the cuticun or in the chromatophore tissue (Urich, 1994). The main pigment is a carotene, called zooerythrin.…”