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Last name: BONELLO
First name: Guido
Institution: UNIGE
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Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) growth cycle and interactions with planktonic organisms.
Several microorganisms – epibionts – can adhere to living supports taking advantage for their survival, feeding and movement. Epibiosis occurs particularly in aquatic environments, on both benthic and planktonic organisms, among which copepods and cladocerans represent an important living support. The harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus fulvus,...
Cnidarians are numbered among the most venomous organisms. Their venoms are contained in intracellular capsules, nematocysts, which inject the content into preys/attackers through an eversion system resembling a syringe needle. Several cnidarian venoms have activity against the nervous system, being neurotoxic, or affect other systems whose...
The venomousness of Cnidaria is a subject of concern having great influence on human activities and public health. Notably, during jellyfish outbreaks some activities of economical concern, such as fishing and tourism, can be compromised. In some regions across the globe venomous jellyfish are known to be a very important sanitary problem, some...
Crassostrea gigas, conosciuta anche come ostrica concava o ostrica giapponese è la specie di Ostreidae più commerciata al mondo tanto da rappresentare, al 2012, il 75% della produzione europea di settore. Specie alloctona, originaria del Pacifico, attualmente è considerata naturalizzata nel Mar Mediterraneo. Nel Golfo di La Spezia è stata...