The largest Recent family of Bivalvia, the marine Veneridae with approximately 800 species,
comprises one of the least understood and most poorly defined molluscan taxa, despite …

To begin to understand overall patterns and processes influencing marine populations,
communities and ecosystems, it is important to determine the timing, duration, mode and …

This study addresses aspects of the phylogeny and phylogeography of scorched mussels
(BIVALVIA: MYTILIDAE: BRACHIDONTINAE) from southern South America (Argentina and …

Planktonic larvae of spionid polychaetes are among the most common and abundant group
in coastal meroplankton worldwide. The present study reports the morphology of spionid …

Planktonic larvae of spionid polychaetes are among the most common and abundant group
in coastal meroplankton worldwide. The present study reports the morphology of spionid …

This is the first report of the occurrence of Perkinsus olseni in the Venus clam Protothaca
jedoensis off the western and southern coasts of South Korea. Histological observations …

Antitropicality is a distribution pattern where closely related taxa are separated by an
intertropical latitudinal gap. Two potential examples include Brachidontes darwinianus …

Marine biodiversity encompasses a range of hierarchical levels, including genetic, species,
ecosystem and functional diversity. Interactions among such levels determine ultimately the …

The notorious difficulties encountered in species identification of bivalve larvae through
morphological characters have given rise to several alternative molecular approaches. In …

Planktonic survey is important for understanding the dynamics and structure of populations
or communities. However, the small size of early planktonic larvae, usually< 500 µm, makes …