Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Myoforceps aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817): distribution and new record localities at Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil

Breves, André; Pimenta, Alexandre Dias; Széchy, Maria Tereza Menezes de; Junqueira, Andrea de Oliveira Ribeiro

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“…There are some records of living populations of P. varians on the southeastern Bra-zilian coast in earlier studies. According to Breves-Ramos et al (2010), in Ilha Grande Bay, south of Rio de Janeiro state, P. varians can be found forming a complex structure that dominates the middle portion of the intertidal zone of rocky shores. Besides this record, living individuals had been registered in several locations along the southeast-ern coast, at Paraty, Mangaratiba, Maricá, Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande, and Cabo Frio (Spotorno-Oliveira et al, 2012).…”

Section: Holocene Upper Subtidal Ecosystem Dynamicsmentioning

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Effects of Holocene sea level changes on subtidal palaeoecosystems, southeastern Brazil

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Section: Holocene Upper Subtidal Ecosystem Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Holocene sea level changes on subtidal palaeoecosystems, southeastern Brazil

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Interactions between invaders: facilitation of boring bivalves leads to reduced adhesive strength of sun corals

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Intertidal vermetid reef as a shelter for invasive bivalves in a tropical bay

Breves

Junqueira

2017

Aquatic Ecosystem Health &Amp; Management

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Vermetid reef building species play an important role as ecosystem engineers modifying the physical environment, creating microhabitats and affecting local hydro-sedimentary patterns. We explore the association of native vermetid reefs (Petaloconchus varians) with the invasive bivalves Isognomon bicolor and Leiosolenus aristatus. We also examined the different utilization of the reef habitat, since L. aristatus is a boring species, comparing their population structure on sheltered and exposed rocky shores. Ten sites (five sheltered, five exposed) were sampled at Ilha Grande Bay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). I. bicolor and L. aristatus were the most frequent with mean densities of 20,000 (±3400) and 2100 (±600) ind.m2, respectively. There were no significant differences (t = 1.41; p = 0.17) between sheltered and exposed sites in relation to the densities of I. bicolor. However, there were significant differences (t = 3.14; p = 0.03) in relation to the densities of L. aristatus, with higher values at exposed sites. Mean size of both species was significantly (p < 0.01) higher in sheltered areas where the vermetid weight was significantly higher (t = 2.36; p = 0.02). Although native vermetid reefs act as a shelter for both invasive bivalves on sheltered and exposed rocky shores, they prevent the growth of I. bicolor which reaches smaller sizes in relation to populations outside of the reefs. Our results indicate that the two invasive bivalves might be differently affected by hydrodynamic processes.

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Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Myoforceps aristatus (Dillwyn, 1817): distribution and new record localities at Ilha Grande Bay, Brazil

Cited by 8 publications

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Effects of Holocene sea level changes on subtidal palaeoecosystems, southeastern Brazil

Effects of Holocene sea level changes on subtidal palaeoecosystems, southeastern Brazil

Interactions between invaders: facilitation of boring bivalves leads to reduced adhesive strength of sun corals

Intertidal vermetid reef as a shelter for invasive bivalves in a tropical bay

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