An incubation water eDNA method for a non-destructive rapid molecular identification of Pinna nobilis and Pinna rudis bivalve juveniles.

ABSTRACT: The pen shell Pinna nobilis is critically endangered due to a disease that has affected all open water populations since late 2016. Collection of early spats is considered a fundamental step for pen shell conservation. However, the identification between P. nobilis and P. rudis juveniles by morphology is a very difficult task. Furthermore, due to the small size of juveniles and high sensitivity to handling, the sampling for this purpose must not damage individuals. As a consequence, the application of molecular techniques for conservation strategies to identify threatened and endangered bivalve species is every day more and more necessary. In this study, we present the development of a multiplex-PCR procedure for the rapid identification of two Pinna species from eDNA

SUBMITTER: Catanese G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062727 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature