The extraordinary progress experienced by sequencing technologies and bioinformatics has
made the development of omic studies virtually ubiquitous in all fields of life sciences …

To re-evaluate the relationships of the major bivalve lineages, we amassed detailed morpho-
anatomical, ultrastructural and molecular sequence data for a targeted selection of exemplar …

Living organisms are constantly evolving to secure their survival via adaptations at the
molecular and cellular level. Most marine bivalves have microscopic planktonic larval stages …

Background The tropical green-lipped mussel Perna viridis is a common biomonitor
throughout the Indo-Pacific region that is used for environmental monitoring and …

Abstract Background The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a euryhaline species that
can thrive across a wide range of salinities (5-35). As with all estuarine species, individual …

The striped venus (Chamelea gallina) is an important economic resource in the
Mediterranean Basin; this species has exhibited a strong quantitative decline in the Adriatic …

Background The razor clam Sinonovacula constricta is a benthic intertidal bivalve species
with important commercial value. Despite its economic importance, knowledge of its …

Paphia textile is an important, aquaculture bivalve clam species distributed mainly in China,
Philippines, and Malaysia. Recent studies of P. textile have focused mainly on artificial …

Abstract Background The Grooved Carpet shell clam Ruditapes decussatus is the
autochthonous European clam and the most appreciated from a gastronomic and economic …

Recent advances in genomic and post-genomic technologies have now established the new
standard in medical and biotechnological research. The introduction of next-generation …