A floating cage system for rearing freshwater mussels Anodonta anatina and Unio mancus in Piedmont region (NW Italy)

a floating cage system for rearing freshwater mussels anodonta anatina and unio mancus in piedmont region (nw italy)

this research represents the first attempt in italy to develop a cage system for adult freshwater mussel stocking, for extensive farming, that was realized from 2003 to 2005 in nw italy. two autochthonous species of italian freshwater mussel were used: anodonta anatina and unio mancus. 5133 mussels were collected and successively stocked in floating cages in 5 different sites in a lake. this st...

Monitoring DNA Damage in Gills of Freshwater Mussels (Anodonta anatina) Exposed to Heavy Metals

Seasonal changes in the behaviour and respiration physiology of the freshwater duck mussel, Anodonta anatina.

For low-energy organisms such as bivalves, the costs of thermal compensation of biological rates (synonymous with acclimation or acclimatization) may be higher than the benefits. We therefore conducted two experiments to examine the effect of seasonal temperature changes on behaviour and oxygen consumption. In the first experiment, we examined the effects of seasonal temperature changes on the ...

Buckets of muckets: A compact system for rearing juvenile freshwater mussels

A novel system was developed for the culture of juvenile freshwater mussels (Unionidae). The system can be replicated economically to provide statistical power for experimental investigations of culture conditions. Two nested buckets partition a water volume of 18 l into upper and lower compartments. Water moves from the lower to the upper compartment via a small submersible pump, and returns t...

Identification of carotenoids in the freshwater shellfish Unio douglasiae nipponensis, Anodonta lauta, Cipangopaludina chinensis laeta, and Semisulcospira libertina.

The biochemical properties of carotenoids from 2 species of freshwater bivalve, namely, Unio douglasiae nipponensis and Anodonta lauta, and 2 species of freshwater snail, namely, Cipangopaludina chinensis laeta and Semisulcospira libertina, were investigated. Diatoxanthin and fucoxanthin were identified as major carotenoids in both bivalves. In contrast, lutein and zeaxanthin were found to be t...