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==Morphology== The morphology of the radula is related to diet. However, it is not fixed per species; some mollusks can adapt the form of their radular teeth according to which food sources are abundant.<ref name=Padilla1998>{{cite journal | title = Inducible Phenotypic Plasticity of the Radula in ''Lacuna'' (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) | journal = The Veliger |date=April 1998 | author = Padilla, D. K. | url = http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/padillalab/pdfs/Padilla%20(The%20Veliger)%201998.pdf | volume= 41 | issue = 2 | pages = 201β204}}</ref> Pointed teeth are best suited to grazing on algal tissue, whereas blunt teeth are preferable if feeding habits entail scraping epiphytes from surfaces.<ref name=Padilla1998/>
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