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Environmental influence on Rapana venosa shell morphotypes and phenotypes from the Romanian Black Sea Coast
Date issued
2018
DOI
10.37358/RC.18.1.6043
Abstract
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) is a muricid gastropod originating from the Sea of Japan and occurring
in abundance into the Black Sea. The aim of the present paper is to report differences displayed by the shell
of rapana in terms of aspect in tight connection with seawater pollution and marine benthic substrates. For
this purpose, whole individuals were collected from three representative sites of the Romanian Black Sea
Coast. Morphological and phenotypical characteristics were registered for each shell. Furthermore, a chemical
analysis of shell composition was performed with an inductively coupled plasma spectrometer in order to
identify composition differences among sampling areas.
in abundance into the Black Sea. The aim of the present paper is to report differences displayed by the shell
of rapana in terms of aspect in tight connection with seawater pollution and marine benthic substrates. For
this purpose, whole individuals were collected from three representative sites of the Romanian Black Sea
Coast. Morphological and phenotypical characteristics were registered for each shell. Furthermore, a chemical
analysis of shell composition was performed with an inductively coupled plasma spectrometer in order to
identify composition differences among sampling areas.
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