Data/hora: 01/06/2024 01:00:18

Provedor de dados: | 84
País: | Brazil
Título: | First record of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) in Brazil
Autores: | Belz,Carlos Eduardo; Simone,Luiz Ricardo L.; Silveira Júnior,Nelson; Baggio,Rafael Antunes; Gernet,Marcos de Vasconcellos; Birckolz,Carlos João.
Data: | 2020-01-01
Ano: | 2020
Palavras-chave: | Mediterranean mussel; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Brazilian coast; First record; Santa Catarina.
Resumo: | Abstract The genus Mytilus comprises a large number of bivalve mollusk species distributed throughout the world and many of these species are considered invasive. In South America, many introductions of species of this genus have already taken place, including reports of hybridization between them. Now, the occurrence of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is reported for the first time from the Brazilian coast. Several specimens of this mytilid were found in a shellfish growing areas in Florianópolis and Palhoça, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Morphological analysis of the shells and molecular analysis through sequencing of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) confirmed the taxonomic identification. The species is known for its great invasive potential and can become a major environmental problem for seafood business and coastal communities, as it can compete and even hybridize with local species.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492020000100207
Editor: | Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
Relação: | 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.07
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia  v.60 2020
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess