Taxonomy of some Galeommatoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) associated with deep-sea echinoids: A reassessment of the bivalve genera Axinodon Verrill & Bush, 1898 and Kelliola Dall, 1899 with descriptions of new genera Syssitomya gen. nov. and Ptilomyax gen. nov. [PDF]
The type species of Axinodon ellipticus Verrill & Bush, 1898 and Kellia symmetros Jeffreys, 1876 are re-described. It is concluded that the two species are not conspecific and that K. symmetros cannot be placed in the genus Axinodon.
Oliver, P. Graham
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Wild oyster reefs have been harvested for centuries and continue to face anthropogenic pressures, including climate change, pollution, and habitat reduction.
Anthony R. Lima
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Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye
This study was carried out to determine the spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus) in surface and bottom water at the Ozbek coast (Türkiye) of the Aegean Sea from September 2017 to August 2018.
Yigitkurt Selcuk +4 more
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Transcriptomic response to stress in marine bivalves [PDF]
Marine bivalves have a set of unique capabilities to adapt to the complicated conditions owing to their habitats, living habits and feeding ways. Meanwhile, marine bivalves can be the biosensors to monitor the quality of the intertidal zones or other ...
Q Li, X Zhao, L Kong, H Yu
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Effects of the Invasive Freshwater Mussel Limnoperna fortunei on Sediment Properties and Accumulation Rates [PDF]
Since its introduction into South America around 1990, the freshwater bivalve Limnoperna fortunei (the golden mussel) has spread rapidly and is now a dominant component of the benthic and periphytic fauna in many rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
Barbosa +79 more
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Evaluation of photon-counting micro-CT scanning for imaging marine organisms
IntroductionAnatomical information is crucial in marine biology research. Traditionally, destructive techniques, such as slice imaging of the sample, are used to image the inside of the sample, which are unsuitable for valuable or rare specimens.
Mengjia Xue, Tianwu Xie, Qian Liu
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Economic exploitation is one means to offset the cost of controlling invasive species, such as the introduced Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) on the French Atlantic coast.
Flore Dagorn +6 more
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Pre-inspection Mauritania Bivalve Mollusks Food Safety April 20-24th 2008 [PDF]
Mauritania is working on the completion of a Food Safety Program for Bivalve Mollusks, in order to be obtain an export approval by the Europe Union for the last 4 years (and before).
Poelman, M.
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Molluscs from a shallow-water whale-fall and their affinities with adjacent benthic communities on the Swedish west coast [PDF]
We conducted a species-level study of molluscs associated with a 5-m long carcass of a minke whale at a depth of 125 m in the Kosterfjord (North Sea, Sweden).
Dahlgren, TG +3 more
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The ingress of nanoparticles of metal oxides and microfragments of synthetic polymers (microplastics) into a marine environment causes unpredictable consequences.
Nadezda Vladimirovna Dovzhenko +6 more
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