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The University of Genoa’s laboratory for mollusc farming

By March 21, 2023No Comments

The University of Genoa's laboratory for mollusc farming

Together with the other project partners, the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa is carrying out some of the most complex activities of LIFE Pinna, involving the breeding and reproduction of molluscs in captivity (spring 2023). The images are the property of Francesco Tomasinelli and Triton Research and may only be used for the promotion of the LIFE Pinna project.

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Juvenile of Atrina fragilis, a related species to Pinna nobilis, in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa.

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Group of Atrina fragilis, a related species to Pinna nobilis, in the tanks of the University of Genoa's CNR-IBF laboratory in Camogli.

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Feeding juveniles of Atrina fragilis, a species related to Pinna nobilis, with microalgae cultures in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa.

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Feeding juveniles of Atrina fragilis, a species related to Pinna nobilis, with microalgae cultures in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa.

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Feeding of individuals of Atrina fragilis, a species related to Pinna nobilis, with microalgae cultures in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa.

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Sampling of an individual Atrina fragilis, a related species to Pinna nobilis, for marking, in the tanks of the University of Genoa's CNR-IBF laboratory in Camogli.

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Marking on an individual Atrina fragilis, a related species to Pinna nobilis, in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa

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Dr. Maria Paola Ferranti, University of Genoa, tests microalgal cultures reared in bioreactors for the feeding of Atrina fragilis, a related species to Pinna nobilis, in the CNR-IBF laboratory in Camogli of the University of Genoa.

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Bioreactors for the cultivation of microalgae in the CNR-IBF Camogli laboratory of the University of Genoa.

Photos – Francesco Tomasinelli/Triton