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Title: Invasion of the dark false mussel in shrimp farms in Venezuela: Species identification and genetic analysis
Authors: Lodeiros, César
González Henríquez, María Nieves 
Cuéllar-Anjel, Jorge
Hernández-Reyes, Dailos
Medina-Alcaraz, Carolina
Quinteiro, Javier
Rey-Méndez, Manuel
UNESCO Clasification: 251092 Acuicultura marina
Keywords: Dreissenidae
Invasive alien species
Bivalve mollusks
Shrimp culture
Issue Date: 2019
Journal: BioInvasions Records 
Abstract: An inspection was carried out at shrimp farms located South West of Lake Maracaibo (Zulia State, Venezuela), with high incidences of mussel bivalve. Morphological and genetic analysis helped to identify the species as the dark false mussel Mytilopsis leucophaeata Conrad, 1831, and this is the first record of the species from tropical waters of northern South America. The highest incidences of mussels were detected in ponds and channels but no live mussels were observed in the coastal intertidal area surrounding the entrances of the farms, although empty shells were detected there, suggesting their former presence. The environmental conditions of the artificial system of shrimp culture, is a niche suitable for the proliferation of the bivalve. The consequences of the presence of this bivalve in the production of shrimp are discussed.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/60021
ISSN: 2242-1300
DOI: 10.3391/bir.2019.8.4.12
Source: BioInvasions Records [ISSN 2242-1300],v. 8(4), p. 838-847
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