01769naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024501780007926000090025752010390026665300110130565300150131665300120133165300230134365300150136665300190138170000160140070000150141670000150143170000180144677300630146411211562014-06-23       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCARRARO, J. L.  aCharacterization of the fouling community of macroinvertebrates on the scallop Nodipecten nodosus Mollusca Pectinidae farmed in Santa Catarina Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2012  aThe culture of marine molluscs became, in the last ten years, an important source of income for communities living along the shore of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The scallop Nodipecten nodosus is a species with high potential for aquaculture and cultivation at pilot/experimental scale has been carried out in the state with excellent prospects. The present work aimed to identify and characterize the fouling organisms on the scallop N. nodosus and also assess scallop growth and survival. Samples were collected from N. nodosus shells cultured at Canto Grande Beach, Santa Catarina State (27o13?S; 48o30?W), from June 2006 to July 2007. Thirty one taxa of eight groups were collected from scallop valves, but only ten taxa represented more than 98% of total abundance. Despite increased richness of species and difference in abundance and diversity no evidence of ecological succession was found. Even after 467 days of study without cleaning the valves, scallops presented high growth (5.58 mm.month-1) and survival rates (~90%).  aBrazil  aepibiontes  aMolusco  aNodipecten nodosus  aPectinidae  aSanta Catarina1 aRUPP, G. S.1 aMOTHES, B.1 aLERNER, C.1 aWURDIG, N. L.  tCi??ncias Marinas, M??xicogv. 38, n. 3, p. 577-588, 2012.