Genome Analysis of : Unraveling the Genomic Landscape of a Successful Invader.

The Tetraodontidae family encompasses several species which attract scientific interest in terms of their ecology and evolution. The silver-cheeked toadfish () is a well-known "invasive sprinter" that has invaded and spread, in less than a decade, throughout the Eastern and part of the Western Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. In this study, we built and analysed the first near-chromosome level genome assembly of and explored its evolutionary landscape.

Effect of temperature on the development of deformities during the embryonic stages of Charonia seguenzae (Aradas & Benoit, 1870).

The Mediterranean Triton Charonia seguenzae (Aradas and Benoit, 1870) is an endangered marine gastropod. Re-establishment of C. seguenzae populations in the depleted habitats requires knowledge of its biology and breeding in captivity.

Effect of temperature on embryonic development of the marine gastropod Charonia seguenzae (Aradas & Benoit, 1870).

The Mediterranean Triton Charonia seguenzae (Aradas & Benoit, 1870) is an endangered marine gastropod. Re-establishment of C. seguenzae populations in the depleted habitats requires knowledge of its biology and breeding in captivity.

Enteromyxum leei infection in parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense: histopathological, morphological and molecular study.

Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa) has been identified as the aetiological agent of morbidity and mortality in captive feral parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense held at the facilities of Cretaquarium, the public aquarium of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research in Crete. The parasite caused substantial mortality to the parrotfish exceeding 60% over a period of 3.5 months.

Temperature sex determination in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L., 1758) (Teleostei, Perciformes, Moronidae): critical sensitive ontogenetic phase.

The temperature sex determination (TSD) mechanism in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) was studied in respect to: a) the TSD sensitivity during the different developmental stages; and b) the intrapopulation correlation of sex determination with the growth rate up to the end of the TSD-sensitive period. At the stage of half-epiboly, eggs from the same batch were divided into four groups and subjected to different thermal treatments: a) 15 degrees C (G15 group) and b) 20 degrees C (G20 group) up to the middle of metamorphosis stage; c) 15 degrees C up to the end of yolk-sac larval stage and subsequently to 20 degrees C (G15-5 group); and d) 15 degrees C up to the end of the preflexion stage and then to 20 degrees C (G15-10 group).