MYTELLA CHARRUANA (D’ORBIGNY) (MOLLUSCA: BIVALVIA: MYTILIDAE) IN CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA

Authors

  • Mónica Puyana Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería,, Programa de Biología Marina, Grupo de Bioprospección y Biotecnología, Sede Bogotá. Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogotá. Colombia
  • Julián Prato Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería,, Programa de Biología Marina, Grupo de Bioprospección y Biotecnología, Sede Bogotá. Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogotá. Colombia
  • Juan Manuel Díaz Fundación MarViva. Calle 98 No. 8-19 int.102, Bogotá, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2012.41.1.80

Keywords:

Mytella charruana, Introduced species, Colombia, Caribbean

Abstract

High densities of the bivalve Mytella charruana were found for the fist time in the Bay of Cartagena, Colombian Caribbean, during an antifouling fild assay carried out during the second semester of 2008. This species reached average densities of 13400 individuals m-2 on underwater manmade substrates. Size range was between 0.5 and 3.6 cm with an average length of 1.95 cm. Mytella charruana is an avid surface colonizer, monopolizes underwater substrates and reaches cover areas close to 100 % generally as an epibiont.

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Published

2016-01-01

How to Cite

1.
Puyana M, Prato J, Díaz JM. MYTELLA CHARRUANA (D’ORBIGNY) (MOLLUSCA: BIVALVIA: MYTILIDAE) IN CARTAGENA BAY, COLOMBIA. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];41(1). Available from: http://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/80
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Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Scientific Notes
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