Molluscan

Per the DOH, molluscan shellfish contaminated with natural toxins from the water in which they lived can cause consumer illness.

According to Klaus Schallie, Molluscan Shellfish Program Specialist with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, "Henneguya salminicola is found in southern B.C. also and in all species of salmon.

However, all molluscan shells are formed from the ectoderm (outer layer of the embryo); in cuttlefish (Sepia spp.

Journal Molluscan Studies, published online on June 30, 2010.

The incorporation of ammonia is important for shell formation in terrestrial molluscs and other non-molluscan lineages. citation Because protein (i.e. flesh) is a major constituent of the cephalopod diet, large amounts of ammonium are produced as waste.