The pillars of the sea: strategies to achieve successful marine citizen science programs in the Mediterranean area

M Coppari, C Roveta, C Di Camillo, J Garrabou… - BMC Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
Marine ecosystems are facing a dramatic loss of biodiversity worldwide, together with a
widespread collapse of habitats and their functionality. In this context, Marine Citizen …

A Tale of Two Sisters: The Southerner Pinna rudis Is Getting North after the Regional Extinction of the Congeneric P. nobilis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

A Oprandi, S Aicardi, A Azzola, F Benelli, M Bertolino… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the Mediterranean Sea, the bivalve genus Pinna is represented by two species: the
endemic Pinna nobilis and the (sub) tropical Atlantic Pinna rudis. P. rudis is generally less …

Internal transcribed spacer as effective molecular marker for the detection of natural hybridization between the bivalves Pinna nobilis and Pinna rudis

G Catanese, M Vázquez‐Luis, S Giacobbe… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pinna nobilis, a Mediterranean mollusc, has suffered population declines due
to a massive mortality event associated with various factors including the parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of Pinna rudis L 1758 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Pinnidae) in the Northwest Cabo Verde Islands (Central-East Atlantic)

EP Lopes, S Santos, R Xavier, JL Santos, MP Cabezas… - PeerJ, 2025 - peerj.com
The rough pen shell Pinna rudis Linnaeus, 1758 (family Pinnidae) is a mollusc with an
Atlantic–Mediterranean distribution, typically inhabiting coarse sandy substrates. Habitat …

Handling of the Bivalve Pinna nobilis, Endangered and Pathogen‐Affected Species, for Controlled Reproduction: Precautions Taken

MP Ferranti, I Azzena, E Batistini… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Following the increased mass mortality of Pinna nobilis populations in the Mediterranean,
reliable protocols for the transport, maintenance, and controlled reproduction of this highly …

[HTML][HTML] Fan Mussel (Pinna nobilis L.) Spat Collection, Monitoring of Early Growth and Conservation Implications by Deploying Conventional Aquaculture …

JA Theodorou, E Spinos, A Ramfos… - Journal of Marine …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has been experiencing a gradual
population decline over recent decades due to anthropogenic pressures on its ecosystems …

The Queen Is Dead, Long Live the Queen: The Vanishing of Pinna nobilis and the Onset of the Congeneric P. rudis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

F Rubino, G Fanelli, G Denti - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
The bivalve mollusc Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has been vanishing
since 2016 from the whole basin because of an infection by multiple pathogens that caused …

The Merging of Long Underwater Linear Transects with Multiple Spot Dives to Find Pinna Nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Survivors

F Rubino, G Denti, G Fanelli - … for the Sea; Learning to Measure …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since 2016, the bivalve mollusc Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has been
suffering a mass mortality in the whole basin caused by multiple pathogens. This situation …

[PDF][PDF] The Marine Mollusca of Cyprus (by September 2024): an updated, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references

T Manousis, D Kolokotronis - researchgate.net
This survey provides with an updated, systematic catalogue documented with bibliographic
and pictorial references on the extant marine Mollusca present in the Cypriot Economic …