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Table 2 Biometric parameters of analysed mussels with condition index

From: 70-kDa heat shock cognate protein expression as a putative biomarker of heavy-metal burden in Mytilus galloprovincialis

Location

Condition index (CI)

Industrial pollutant region

17,82 ± 8,52

length (cm): 6,04 ± 0,48

width (cm): 3,48 ± 0,37

height (cm): 2,11 ± 0,22

mass (g): 27,72 ± 7,24

shell mass (g): 11,64 ± 3,00

dried tissue (g): 2,13 ± 1,45

wet tissue (g): 7,89 ± 4,23

Cultivating location

23,07 ± 8,24

length (cm): 6,40 ± 0,23

width (cm): 3,37 ± 0,21

height (cm): 2,16 ± 0,13

mass (g): 27,48 ± 2,21

shell mass (g): 9,60 ± 0,99

dried tissue (g): 2,25 ± 1,00

wet tissue (g): 4,92 ± 3,68