The current status of the Haplosporidia is reviewed as well as recent information on
Haplosporidium nelsoni, the causative agent of MSX disease in oysters. Recent molecular …

Two types of prevalent neoplastic diseases have been described in marine bivalves of
commercial interest: disseminated neoplasia (DN) and gonadal neoplasia. The first involves …

We assessed seasonal histological changes as markers of health status in mussels Mytilus
spp. sampled from Southampton Water, Hampshire, UK and the River Exe, Devon, UK …

This paper reports the parasites found in three commercially exploited bivalve molluscs
(Mytella guyanensis, Anomalocardia brasiliana and Iphigenia brasiliana) of an estuarine …

Biological effects techniques have been used with the aim to further integrate biological
effects measurements with chemical analysis and apply these methods to provide an …

Abstract The Gulf of La Spezia (northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) is a commercially important
area both as a shipping port and for mussel farming. Recently, there has been increased …

Mussel (Mytilus chilensis) farming is an important economic and social activity in the south of
Chile. With a landing of 302,642 tons in year 2016, Chile is the second mytilid producer after …

In this article, the growth, mortality, pathological conditions and protein expression of
hatchery obtained mussels from pure and hybrid crosses between individuals from three …

Disseminated neoplasia, also called leukemia or hemic neoplasia, has been detected in 15
species of marine bivalve mollusks worldwide. The disease is characterized by the presence …

The 1995–1998 histopathology data from NOAA's Mussel Watch Program were analyzed
to:(1) document the occurrence of parasites and pathologies in sentinel bivalves during the …