Findings of spat of bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in Donuzlav Lake and Artillery Bay (Crimea, the Black Sea)

The spat of the bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) was found and photographed on artificial and natural substrates in Donuzlav Lake and Artillery Bay. However, up to this point the planktonic larval stages of C. gigas were not registered in this water areas.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Marine Biological Journal
Main Authors: M. A. Popov, S. V. Schurov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: A. O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.21072/mbj.2019.04.4.10
https://doaj.org/article/0143028bd9bf4a168709e4d7f4369bfe
Description
Summary:The spat of the bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) was found and photographed on artificial and natural substrates in Donuzlav Lake and Artillery Bay. However, up to this point the planktonic larval stages of C. gigas were not registered in this water areas.