More and more infectious diseases affect marine molluscs. Some diseases have impacted
commercial species including MSX and Dermo of the eastern oyster, QPX of hard clams …

Disease outbreaks in several ecologically or commercially important invertebrate marine
species have been reported in recent years all over the world. Mass mortality events (MMEs) …

A mass mortality event (MME) impacting the bivalve Pinna nobilis was detected across a
wide geographical area of the Spanish Mediterranean Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea) in …

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

The study of molluscan immune systems, in particular those of bivalve molluscs (eg, clams,
oysters, scallops, mussels), has experienced great growth in recent decades, mainly due to …

Disease is an increasing threat for marine bivalves worldwide. Recently, a mass mortality
event (MME) impacting the bivalve Pinna nobilis was detected across a wide geographical …

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 …

Simple Summary Climate change effects strongly and negatively influence the health and
productivity of marine bivalves and particularly bivalve aquaculture. It is therefore of critical …

Following the Mass Mortality Events (MMEs) of the pen shell P. nobilis in Campania region
and Sicily, a survey of moribund P. nobilis specimens was also conducted in other Italian …