Traditionally, taxonomic identification has relied upon morphological characters. In the last
two decades, molecular tools based on DNA sequences of short standardised gene …

Many bivalvian mollusks have a sperm-transmitted mitochondrial genome (M), along with
the standard egg-transmitted one (F). The phenomenon, known as doubly uniparental …

Background Mytilidae, also known as marine mussels, are widely distributed in the oceans
worldwide. Members of Mytilidae show a tremendous range of ecological adaptions, from …

Marine blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) are widespread species that exhibit an antitropical
distribution with five species occurring in the Northern Hemisphere (M. trossulus, M. edulis …

The shells of marine mollusks represent promising metagenomic archives of the past,
adding to bones, teeth, hairs, and environmental samples most commonly examined in …

Despite the figure of complete bivalve mitochondrial genomes keeps growing, an
assessment of the general features of these genomes in a phylogenetic framework is still …

Blue mussels from the genus Mytilus are an abundant component of the benthic community,
found in the high latitude habitats. These foundation species are relevant to the aquaculture …

Abstract The California ribbed mussel, Mytilus californianus, is an ecosystem engineer
crucial for the survival of many marine species inhabiting the intertidal zone of California …

Recombination in the control region (CR) of Mytilus mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was
originally reported based on the relatively short, sequenced fragments of mitochondrial …

The Unionidae represent an excellent model taxon for unravelling the drivers of freshwater
diversity, but, phylogeographic studies on Southeast Asian taxa are hampered by lack of a …