Mass spawning by the date mussel Lithophaga lithophaga

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 10781 - 8
• Main Authors: Žuljević, Ante, Despalatović, Marija, Cvitković, Ivan, Morton, Brian, Antolić, Boris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.07.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/856; 631/601/18; 704/829/826; Bivalvia; Endangered & extinct species; Humanities and Social Sciences; Laboratories; Lithophaga lithophaga; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spawning

Lithophaga lithophaga is one of the commonest bivalves in the Mediterranean Sea and is present in almost every subtidal calcareous rock. Its reproductive cycle is known only from laboratory studies. Herein, we present data on the species reproductive activities based on localised but mass synchroniz...