Marteilia parasites are a group of protists that infect bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, oysters, and cockles. These parasites can cause significant health issues in their hosts, leading to mass ...

European auditors have identified a potential conflict of interest risk related to the monitoring of bivalve mollusks in New Zealand. The audit by DG Sante took place remotely and onsite in April ...

Because filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take all their nutrients from filtering seawater, they are an excellent choice for a sustainable form of aquaculture that is helping to take pressure ...

These days oysters are good year-round because the vast majority are farm raised oysters that are super healthy, even in the ...

When pearls are cultured commercially an irritant is manually inserted into a mollusc to promote the production of mother-of-pearl. Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside ...

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell, a soft body with respiratory, digestive and reproductive organs, and a muscular foot for locomotion, burrowing ...

A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved tiny windows that work like fibre-optic cables, the first known example in nature. Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that ...

Bivalves are invertebrate animals that belong to a group known as molluscs. They have a shell that’s made up of two halves, known as valves, which are joined by a hinge. Bivalves will usually clamp ...

These hinge shelled molluscs have quietly embraced the lower ... may need to make these shellfish a larger part of our diet. “Bivalves have the remarkable potential to provide people with ...

My research program focuses on understanding drivers and processes of biodiversification. I'm especially interested in the way symbiotic interactions affect distribution, ecology and evolution of ...