The pen shell Pinna nobilis (also known as the fan mussel) is an endemic bivalve of the
Mediterranean Sea. Threatened by human activities, it has been listed as an endangered …

This study provides morphological and molecular characterization of a new species,
Haplosporidium pinnae), very likely responsible for mass mortality of fan mussels, Pinna …

The direct and indirect impact of fish farms, shellfish aquaculture, and extensive forms of
aquaculture such as seeding of juvenile sea urchins, on macrophytes (seaweeds and …

A mass mortality event is devastating the populations of the endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis in
the Mediterranean Sea from early autumn 2016. A newly described Haplosporidian …

The cryptogenic parasite Haplosporidium pinnae has caused mass mortality of the protected
endemic Mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean, since the …

Pinna nobilis is undergoing one of the most dramatic events suffered by an endangered
species. An emerging disease has relegated its populations to coastal lagoons or estuaries …

The Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis is suffering an ongoing basin-scale
mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have …

The rapid spread of the protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae is having a strong negative effect
on Pinna nobilis populations. A case study on a residual population in Lake Faro (Sicily …

Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, the genus Pinna encompasses two large fan-shaped
bivalve species, Pinna nobilis and Pinna rudis. Historically, both species coexisted in the …

The critically endangered endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis from the Mediterranean Sea
suffered a sudden population decline after a mass mortality event in early autumn 2016 …