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Ecosystem services provided by the exotic bivalves Dreissena polymorpha, D. rostriformis bugensis, and Limnoperna fortunei. [PDF]

Hydrobiologia, 2023
The ecosystem services approach to conservation is becoming central to environmental policy decision making. While many negative biological invasion-driven impacts on ecosystem structure and functioning have been identified, much less was done to ...
Burlakova LE, Karatayev AY, Boltovskoy D, Correa NM.   +3 more
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Investigation of the role of sulfide oxidation in the gill-associated microbiota of freshwater mussel <i>Limnoperna fortunei</i>. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Introduction Limnoperna fortunei is a notable invasive freshwater species, altering structure and function of natural and engineered aquatic ecosystems. The host-associated microbiomes play a critical role in the survival and thriving of L.
Peng Y, Huang D, Li J, Sun X, Zhang Q, Zhang R, Yang R, Li B, Kong T, Xiong Z, Huang Y, Chang Z, Su Y, Shang Y, Ghani MU, Wang Y, Sun W.   +16 more
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Synthesis of Lysoglycerophosphocholines from Crude Soybean Lecithins as Sustainable and Non-toxic Antifouling Agents against the Golden Mussel Limnoperna fortunei. [PDF]

ACS Omega, 2022
This research aimed to produce, on a multigram scale, a new class of non-toxic, halogen- and metal-free antifouling agents from the abundant lecithin byproducts of industrial soybean oil extraction.
Faria Braga E, Monteiro de Rezende Ayroza DM, de Macedo Silva MC, Santiago Nascimento T, Gomes Sanches E, Ferreira do Carmo C, Faria Pereira LP, Mazzei Albert AL, Romão Batista W, Lopes RSC, Lopes CC.   +10 more
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Acute Exposure to Two Biocides Causes Morphological and Molecular Changes in the Gill Ciliary Epithelium of the Invasive Golden Mussel Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857). [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Simple Summary Limnoperna fortunei, known as the golden mussel, is an invasive bivalve in South America responsible for economic damages in hydroelectric plants due to its ability to attach and grow on the walls of water pipes and tubes.
Moreira AMS, Freitas ETF, Reis MP, Nogueira JM, Barbosa NPU, Reis ALM, Pelli A, Camargo PRDS, Cardoso AV, de Paula RS, Jorge EC.   +10 more
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Optimized and validated protocol to the detection of the invasive bivalve Limnoperna fortunei from eDNA plankton samples [PDF]

Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2021
: We optimized a methodology for plankton environmental DNA detection of the invasive golden mussel and validated it in samples from a Southern Brazil reservoir.
Josiane Ribolli, Sophia Cassol, Samara Hermes Silva, Evoy Zaniboni Filho, Flávia Lucena Zacchi, Jacó Joaquim Mattos, Grasiela Fagundes Minatto Cardoso, Alex Pires de Oliveira Nuñer   +7 more
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Prevention and Control of Biofouling Coatings in Limnoperna fortunei: A Review of Research Progress and Strategies. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
The increasing environmental concerns of conventional antifouling coatings have led to the exploration of novel and sustainable solutions to address the biofouling caused by Limnoperna fortunei.
Zhang H, Ding Q, Zhang Y, Lu G, Liu Y, Tong Y.   +5 more
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Nanozinc Ecotoxicity in the Freshwater Invasive Bivalve <i>Limnoperna fortunei</i> Under a Climate Change Scenario. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Simple Summary Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONP) are among most applied nanomaterials worldwide. When released into aquatic environments, they exert ecotoxicological effects on associated biota.
Ale A, Andrade VS, Rojas Molina FM, Montalto L, Odetti LM, Antezana PE, Desimone MF, Simoniello MF.   +7 more
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Cytogenetic characterization of the golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) reveals the absence of sex heteromorphic chromosomes

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is an aggressive invasive species in South America, where it endangers native species and freshwater ecosystems, in addition to causing extensive economic losses, mainly to the hydroelectric sector.
ARYANE C. REIS, DANIELLE AMARAL, JULIANA A. AMERICO, MAURO F. REBELO, SAULO M. SOUSA   +4 more
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Feeding ecology of Limnoperna fortunei in southern China: insights from stable isotopes and fatty-acid biomarkers [PDF]

Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2017
Limnoperna fortunei (L. fortunei) is one of the most abundant freshwater bivalves in southeast Asia, with wide-ranging direct and indirect impacts on ecosystems. To estimate material flows in the habitats of L.
Ruijian Zhang, Bin Cui, Zhimin Sun, Wuyang Zhou, Pengfei Ren, Zhili Du, Nanhao He, Jing Lu   +7 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of a fouling mussel, Xenostrobus atratus (Mollusca: Mytilidae), and its phylogenetic implication [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
In this study, we report the female-lineage mitochondrial genome of Xenostrobus atratus for the first time. The circular mitochondrial genome is 14,806 bp in length and contains 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes.
Houmei Li, Chenghua Li, Peizhen Ma, Haiyan Wang, Zhen Zhang   +4 more
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