scholarly journals Age and growth of the endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean Sea

2020 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 104795
Author(s):  
J.R. García-March ◽  
S. Hernandis ◽  
M. Vázquez-Luis ◽  
P. Prado ◽  
S. Deudero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Pinna Nobilis ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea

scholarly journals S.O.S. Pinna nobilis: A Mass Mortality Event in Western Mediterranean Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maite Vázquez-Luis ◽  
Elvira Álvarez ◽  
Agustín Barrajón ◽  
José R. García-March ◽  
Amalia Grau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Mass Mortality ◽  
Mortality Event ◽  
Pinna Nobilis ◽  
Mass Mortality Event ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea

scholarly journals Growth patterns of the lanternfish Ceratoscopelus maderensis in the western Mediterranean Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Enric Real ◽  
Ainhoa Bernal ◽  
Beatriz Morales-Nin ◽  
Balbina Molí ◽  
Itziar Alvarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Mesopelagic Fish ◽  
Northeast Atlantic ◽  
Daily Increments ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Northeast Atlantic Ocean

The age and growth patterns of the mesopelagic fish Ceratoscopelus maderensis (family Myctophidae) of the western Mediterranean Sea were described throughout its entire life cycle (from larvae to adult stages) using the sagittae otoliths of 59 individuals collected in December 2009. Three characteristic zones were identified along the cross-section of the sagittae (larval, metamorphic and juvenile-adult zones). Assuming growth rings as daily increments, the age of the analysed individuals (from 3.5 to 64 mm standard length [SL]) would range from 7 to 332 days. The relationship between the number of increments and the fish SL was fitted to a von Bertalanffy growth model (SL=70.5899Å~(1–exp(–0.0501(t+2.6705))). The growth pattern of C. maderensis in the western Mediterranean Sea was similar to that reported for this species in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Though from a body size of 40-45 mm SL, growth rates declined more slowly in individuals from the western Mediterranean Sea, growth differences between these individuals and those from the northeast Atlantic Ocean were not statistically significant. This study provides new insights into the age and growth patterns of one of the most abundant mesopelagic fish species in the Mediterranean Sea that have clear implications for the study and management of marine ecosystems.

Haplosporidium pinnae sp. nov., a haplosporidan parasite associated with mass mortalities of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, in the Western Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 9-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaetano Catanese ◽  
Amalia Grau ◽  
Jose Maria Valencia ◽  
Jose Rafael Garcia-March ◽  
Maite Vázquez-Luis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Pinna Nobilis ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Mass Mortalities

scholarly journals Highly polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. GONZALEZ-WANGUEMERT ◽  
J. COSTA ◽  
L. BASSO ◽  
C. DUARTE ◽  
E. SERRÃO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Pinna Nobilis ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Polymorphic Microsatellite ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Two Populations

Pinna nobilis is an endemic bivalve of the Mediterranean Sea whose populations have decreased in the last decades due to human pressure; as consequence, it was declared a protected species in 1992. Despite its conservation status, few genetic studies using mitochondrial markers have been published. We report on the isolation and development of 10 microsatellite loci for the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis. All loci (2 di-nucleotide, 5 tri-nucleotide, 2 tetra-nucleotide and 1 penta-nucleotide) are characterized by high polymorphism levels in 76 individuals tested from two populations in Balearic Islands (Spain, Western Mediterranean Sea). Number of alleles ranged from 4 to 24 and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.4269 to 0.9400. These microsatellites could be very useful to assess the genetic diversity and connectivity patterns of P. nobilis and to establish new conservation strategies.

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