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Biofouling ; 26(3): 367-77, 2010 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20169477

RESUMEN

Prevention of epibiosis is of vital importance for most aquatic organisms, which can have consequences for their ability to invade new areas. Surface microtopography of the shell periostracum has been shown to have antifouling properties for mytilid mussels, and the topography shows regional differences. This article examines whether an optimal shell design exists and evaluates the degree to which shell microstructure is matched with the properties of the local fouling community. Biomimics of four mytilid species from different regional provenances were exposed at eight different sites in both northern and southern hemispheres. Tendencies of the microtopography to both inhibit and facilitate fouling were detected after 3 and 6 weeks of immersion. However, on a global scale, all microtopographies failed to prevent fouling in a consistent manner when exposed to various fouling communities and when decoupled from other shell properties. It is therefore suggested that the recently discovered chemical anti-microfouling properties of the periostracum complement the anti-macrofouling defence offered by shell microtopography.


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Exoesqueleto/anatomía & histología , Biopelículas , Mytilus edulis/anatomía & histología , Exoesqueleto/microbiología , Animales , Mytilus edulis/microbiología
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Biol Lett ; 2(1): 88-91, 2006 Mar 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17148334

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Marine organisms have evolved defence mechanisms to prevent epibiosis. This study investigated the anti-settlement properties of natural periostracal microtopographies of two mytilid species, Mytilus edulis (from North, Baltic and White Seas) and Perna perna (from the SW Atlantic). Resin replicas of shells were exposed to cyprids of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides. Replicas with intact isotropic microtopographies and smooth controls were much less fouled than roughened anisotropic surfaces. This indicates that in both M. edulis and P. perna the periostracum possesses a generic anti-settlement property, at least against S. balanoides cyprids, which is not regionally adapted. Such a potential globally effective anti-settlement mechanism possibly contributes to the invasive success of Mytilidae.


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Mytilus edulis/crecimiento & desarrollo , Perna/crecimiento & desarrollo , Animales , Mytilus edulis/ultraestructura , Perna/ultraestructura , Dinámica Poblacional , Thoracica/fisiología
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