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Identificación del ostión americano Crassostrea virginica (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Ostreidae) como recurso natural en las Antillas Mayores: Cuba

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016
El ostión de Mangle Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828) ha sido considerado la única especie de ostión nativo que se comercializa en Cuba. Sin embargo, se han encontrando agregaciones de «ostión de fondo» en las cuencas de los ríos Cuyaguateje y ...
Abel Betanzos-Vega, César Lodeiros, José Espinosa-Sáez, José M. Mazón-Suástegui   +3 more
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Growth, mortality and susceptibility of oyster Crassostrea spp. to Perkinsus spp. infection during on growing in northeast Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2017
Crassostrea rhizophorae and C. gasar oysters are cultivated in the northeast region. Perkinsus parasites infect bivalves, and their effects on oysters from tropical regions are poorly understood.
Marcos Paiva Scardua, Rogério Tubino Vianna, Sâmia Sousa Duarte, Natanael Dantas Farias, Maria Luíza Dias Correia, Helen Taynara Araújo dos Santos, Patricia Mirella da Silva   +6 more
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Perkinsus beihaiensis (Perkinsozoa) in oysters of Bahia State, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2017
This study reports the pathogen Perkinsus beihaiensis in oysters of the genus Crassostrea on the coast of the State of Bahia (Brazil), its prevalence, infection intensity and correlation with salinity. Oysters (n = 240) were collected between October and
M. S. A. Luz, F. S. Carvalho, H. C. Oliveira, G. Boehs   +3 more
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The benefits of bivalve reef restoration: A global synthesis of underrepresented species

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 30, Issue 11, Page 2050-2065, November 2020., 2020
Abstract Bivalve habitat restoration is growing in geographic extent and scale globally. While addressing the wide‐scale loss of these biogenic habitats is still a key motivation behind restoration efforts, stakeholders and funders are increasingly drawn to shellfish restoration for the many ecosystem services these habitats provide.
Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen, Ruth H. Thurstan, Jorge Corrales, Heidi Alleway, Alvar Carranza, Norbert Dankers, Bryan DeAngelis, Boze Hancock, Flora Kent, Ian McLeod, Bernadette Pogoda, Qing Liu, William G. Sanderson   +12 more
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Preliminary assessment of the potential for mangrove oyster cultivation in Piraquê-açu river estuary (Aracruz, ES)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2006
At Piraquê-açu river estuary, Aracruz, ES, the technical viability of Crassostrea rhizophorae cultivation was determined through monthly measures in shell length and weight. Seeds of C. rhizophorae were put in cages and suspended in rafts.
Luciana Alvarenga, Rosebel Cunha Nalesso
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Starchy shells: Residue analysis of precolonial northern Caribbean culinary practices

Archaeometry, Volume 62, Issue 2, Page 362-380, April 2020., 2020
Determining culinary practices is critical for understanding phytocultural complexes, transported landscapes and human niche constructions. Starch analysis is an exemplary method for reconstructing human–plant dependencies. However, certain types of artefacts from the Greater Caribbean region, such as flaked lithics, lithic griddles, coral artefacts ...
A. J. Ciofalo, P. T. Sinelli, C. L. Hofman   +2 more
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Composition of the culturable bacterial community associated with the water column and soft tissues from oysters of the mangrove ecosystem at Honda Swamp, Colombian Caribbean

Universitas Scientiarum, 2023
The study of bacterial communities is highly relevant in relation to the knowledge of global biological biodiversity and the biogeochemical cycles of the planet.
Lersy López Gutiérrez, Martha Torres, Esteban Zarza González, Alejandro Henao Castro, Laura Contreras Vega   +4 more
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Hemolytic and urease activities in vibrios isolated from fresh and frozen oysters

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to survey the Vibrio microbiota of oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) obtained from restaurants in Fortaleza, State of Ceará, Brazil, and to identify virulence factors.
Renata Albuquerque Costa, Rayza Lima Araújo, Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes Vieira   +2 more
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Chromosomes of the experimental hybrid of Crussostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 and Crussostreu rhizophorue Guilding 1828 (Pseudolamellibranchiata: Ostreidae)

Ciencias Marinas, 1998
The cytogenetic study of the interspecific larval hybrid of Crassostrau virginica and Crassostrea rhizophorae has been conducted. The chromosome complements in all the types of hybrids assayed were integrated in a normal way to form the zygote and the ...
F Rodríguez-Romero, M Gascas-Montes-Oca, M Gascas-Montes-Oca   +2 more
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Parasites of economically important bivalves from the southern coast of Bahia State, Brazil Parasitos de bivalves de interesse econômico no Litoral Sul do Estado da Bahia, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2012
This study investigated the parasites of three commercially important bivalve species (Crassostrea rhizophorae, Mytella guyanensis and Lucina pectinata) from the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil.
Gabriela Calvi Zeidan, Mariane dos Santos Aguiar Luz, Guisla Boehs   +2 more
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