Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia
Oyster shells are substratum for different epibiontic and endobiontic organisms, including pests and parasites. Rocellaria dubia is endolithic and facultative tube-dwelling bivalve, boring in different calcareous substrates, including the shells of bivalves. In 2020, R. dubia was found as endolithic...
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ftunibolognairis:oai:cris.unibo.it:11585/836235 2024-05-19T07:46:51+00:00 Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia Mikac, Barbara Tarullo, Alessandro Colangelo, Marina Antonia Abbiati, Marco Costantini, Federica Mikac, Barbara Tarullo, Alessandro Colangelo, Marina Antonia Abbiati, Marco Costantini, Federica 2021 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11585/836235 https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110526 https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/526 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000724800900001 volume:13 issue:11 firstpage:1 lastpage:10 numberofpages:10 journal:DIVERSITY https://hdl.handle.net/11585/836235 doi:10.3390/d13110526 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85118216849 https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/526 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess endobiont borer parasite Mediterranean Adriatic flask shell Gastrochaenidae Crassostrea aquaculture info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunibolognairis https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110526 2024-04-19T00:17:36Z Oyster shells are substratum for different epibiontic and endobiontic organisms, including pests and parasites. Rocellaria dubia is endolithic and facultative tube-dwelling bivalve, boring in different calcareous substrates, including the shells of bivalves. In 2020, R. dubia was found as endolithic in the shells of the Pacific oyster Magalana gigas, from an oyster farm off the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). The purpose of this study was to describe this newly recorded association. Altogether, 136 specimens of R. dubia were found in 15 oysters, photographed under a stereoscope, and their length was measured. Heavily infested oysters hosted tens of R. dubia borers, which were perforating the whole thickness of the oyster valves. The flesh of these oysters was heavily damaged, suggesting parasitic association. R. dubia specimenswere categorized into three age classes (0–1, 1–2, and 2–3 years old). M. gigas/R. dubia might be a widespread association, overlooked due to the very scarce research on macrofauna associated with M. gigas. Considering the negative effects of R. dubia endobiosis on oyster fitness, and possible impacts on oyster aquaculture, further research should be conducted in order to elucidate the distribution and ecological characteristics of this parasitic association. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pacific oyster IRIS Università degli Studi di Bologna (CRIS - Current Research Information System) Diversity 13 11 526 |
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Oyster shells are substratum for different epibiontic and endobiontic organisms, including pests and parasites. Rocellaria dubia is endolithic and facultative tube-dwelling bivalve, boring in different calcareous substrates, including the shells of bivalves. In 2020, R. dubia was found as endolithic in the shells of the Pacific oyster Magalana gigas, from an oyster farm off the Sacca di Goro lagoon (Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). The purpose of this study was to describe this newly recorded association. Altogether, 136 specimens of R. dubia were found in 15 oysters, photographed under a stereoscope, and their length was measured. Heavily infested oysters hosted tens of R. dubia borers, which were perforating the whole thickness of the oyster valves. The flesh of these oysters was heavily damaged, suggesting parasitic association. R. dubia specimenswere categorized into three age classes (0–1, 1–2, and 2–3 years old). M. gigas/R. dubia might be a widespread association, overlooked due to the very scarce research on macrofauna associated with M. gigas. Considering the negative effects of R. dubia endobiosis on oyster fitness, and possible impacts on oyster aquaculture, further research should be conducted in order to elucidate the distribution and ecological characteristics of this parasitic association. |
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Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia |
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Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia |
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Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia |
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Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia |
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Shell Infestation of the Farmed Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas by the Endolith Bivalve Rocellaria dubia |
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shell infestation of the farmed pacific oyster magallana gigas by the endolith bivalve rocellaria dubia |
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