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H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_42, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Around the world we can fi nd lots of different
species with high importance in the ecosystem
network. However, in every sea or ocean, certain
species are considered as relevant or emblematic
species. These specimens are part of the tradition
and represent the culture of a determinate region.
One of these specimens is the bivalve Pinna
nobilis . This endemic species has inhabited the
Mediterranean Sea before hominids begin to
walk upright since fossils have been found from
the Miocene-Pliocene. Later, their populations
have been used by Egyptians and Romans to
manufacture clothes using their byssus threads
known as “sea silk” due to its high quality and
smoothness. The Muslims have used the nacre of
their shells in the nineteenth century to fabricate
jewelry, clothing buttons, or knife handles, and
some Mediterranean regions such as Croatia,
Turkey, or Greece continue to eat its meat.
Fortunately, P. nobilis is currently protected
by the European legislation since 1992. Despite
these regulations, lots of different actions such as
S. Trigos (*) • J. R. García-March • J. Torres •
J. Tena
Institute of Environment and Marine Science
Research (IMEDMAR) , Universidad Católica de
Valencia , Avenida del Puerto s/n, 03710 Calpe ,
Alicante , Spain
e-mail: trigos_37@hotmail.com
N. Vicente
Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard ,
Ile des Embiez , 83140 Six Fours les Plages , France
Institut Méditerranéen de la Biodiversité et de
l’Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) , AixMarseille Université , Aix-en-Provence , France
Embryological Development
of Pinna nobilis in Controlled
Conditions
S. Trigos , N. Vicente , J. R. García-March , J. Torres ,
and J. Tena
Abstract
The Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis has been long time used for
culinary, decorative, or textile purposes. For this reason their populations
have been reduced over a large part of the Mediterranean Sea. Pinna nobilis is an iconic species and develops vital ecosystem functions, such as
substrate fi xation or recovering of suspended particles in the water column. Moreover, it supports a large number of species enhancing biodiversity. This study will present the fi rst experiments tested in laboratory in
order to complete the larval cycle of this species. The experiments were
carried out in collaboration between the Paul Ricard Oceanographic
Institute (France) and the IMEDMAR (Spain).
H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_42, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Around the world we can fi nd lots of different
species with high importance in the ecosystem
network. However, in every sea or ocean, certain
species are considered as relevant or emblematic
species. These specimens are part of the tradition
and represent the culture of a determinate region.
One of these specimens is the bivalve Pinna
nobilis . This endemic species has inhabited the
Mediterranean Sea before hominids begin to
walk upright since fossils have been found from
the Miocene-Pliocene. Later, their populations
have been used by Egyptians and Romans to
manufacture clothes using their byssus threads
known as “sea silk” due to its high quality and
smoothness. The Muslims have used the nacre of
their shells in the nineteenth century to fabricate
jewelry, clothing buttons, or knife handles, and
some Mediterranean regions such as Croatia,
Turkey, or Greece continue to eat its meat.
Fortunately, P. nobilis is currently protected
by the European legislation since 1992. Despite
these regulations, lots of different actions such as
S. Trigos (*) • J. R. García-March • J. Torres •
J. Tena
Institute of Environment and Marine Science
Research (IMEDMAR) , Universidad Católica de
Valencia , Avenida del Puerto s/n, 03710 Calpe ,
Alicante , Spain
e-mail: trigos_37@hotmail.com
N. Vicente
Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard ,
Ile des Embiez , 83140 Six Fours les Plages , France
Institut Méditerranéen de la Biodiversité et de
l’Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE) , AixMarseille Université , Aix-en-Provence , France
Embryological Development
of Pinna nobilis in Controlled
Conditions
S. Trigos , N. Vicente , J. R. García-March , J. Torres ,
and J. Tena
Abstract
The Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis has been long time used for
culinary, decorative, or textile purposes. For this reason their populations
have been reduced over a large part of the Mediterranean Sea. Pinna nobilis is an iconic species and develops vital ecosystem functions, such as
substrate fi xation or recovering of suspended particles in the water column. Moreover, it supports a large number of species enhancing biodiversity. This study will present the fi rst experiments tested in laboratory in
order to complete the larval cycle of this species. The experiments were
carried out in collaboration between the Paul Ricard Oceanographic
Institute (France) and the IMEDMAR (Spain).