José Tena Medialdea

Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr · Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente y Ciencias Marinas

Microplastics are plastic particles ranging in size from 1 μm to 5 mm, emitted at the source or resulting from the degradation of larger objects. Today, their global distribution is one of the major environmental problems recognized by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, polluting aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric systems and requi...

The Pinna nobilis, a Mediterranean mollusc, has suffered population declines due to a massive mortality event associated with various factors including the parasite Haplosporidium pinnae. Some populations show resilience, possibly due to local environmental conditions. In this study, a molecular multiplex PCR method was developed using species‐spec...

The philopatric and sedentary nature of female S. canicula, its high abundance as a bycatch and resilience to regular exploitation by bottom trawl fisheries and its widespread distribution, makes it a potentially good candidate as a biomonitor species. To evaluate this potential, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absor...

Single-stranded RNA viruses affecting immune cells and leading to immune dysfunction have been widely reported in human and animal species (Cusik et al., 2014; Rouse and Horohov, 1986). Here, we present data linking P. nobilis mass mortality events (MMEs) to picornavirus (PV) affecting the animal hemocytes (Carella et al., 2023). This study was per...

Long time series sampling is essential to monitor the changes on key habitat and species along our coasts, in order to improve its management. Ocean is changing fast, suffering pressures such as anthropogenic impacts, climate change and the entrance of non-native species; in addition, Mediterranean sea, as a semi-enclosed basin highly frequented, i...

Introduction: The red starfish (Echinaster sepositus) is one of the most common asteroid species in the Mediterranean Sea. However, information about their biology or their role in benthic communities is scarce. Objective: This study aims to provide new information on the ecology of this species through the temporal characterization of the populat...

Gorgonians (like corals) are important habitat- forming organisms that support a diversity of macrofauna. This study explored structural attributes of gorgonian gar- dens formed by rose gorgonians (Leptogorgia sp. nov.) and associated macrofaunal assemblages in Caleta Pichicuy (Central Chile). Hierarchical sampling was conducted at 20 m depth (maxi...

Introduction The widespread mass mortality of the noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) has occurred in several Mediterranean countries in the past 7 years. Single-stranded RNA viruses affecting immune cells and leading to immune dysfunction have been widely reported in human and animal species. Here, we present data linking P. nobilis mass mortality eve...

Mass Mortality Events (MMEs) close to 100% of the populations affecting the noble pen shell Pinna nobilis have been reported since 2016. Currently, residual populations are present only in enclosed bays and lagoons in few countries and conservation efforts have been made to maintain individuals in indoor facilities. The study was performed in July...

A mass mortality event that started in 2016 has put the fan mussel Pinna nobilis close to the brink of extinction, leading to the species being classified as Critically Endangered in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Under current circumstances, with the persistence of the disease caused by Haplosporidium pinnae in...

The fan mussel Pinna nobilis is currently on the brink of extinction due to a multifac-torial disease mainly caused to the highly pathogenic parasite Haplosporidium pinnae, meaning that the selection pressure outweighs the adaptive potential of the species. Hopefully, rare individuals have been observed somehow resistant to the parasite, stretching...

The philopatric and sedentary nature of female Scyliorhinus canicula, its high abundance as a bycatch and resilience to regular exploitation by bottom trawl fisheries and its widespread distribution, make it a potentially good candidate as a biomonitor species. To evaluate this potential, Microwave Assisted Extraction (MAE) and Graphite Furnace Ato...

Biodegradable polymers offer a potential solution to marine pollution caused by plastic waste. The marine biofilms that formed on the surfaces of poly(lactide acid) (PLA) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) were studied. Bioplastics were exposed for 6 months to marine conditions in the Mediterranean Sea, and the biofilms that fo...

The fan mussel Pinna nobilis is experiencing a mass mortality event throughout the Mediterranean Sea. The survival of the remaining isolated populations and the maintenance and reproduction of individuals in captivity could determine the future of the species. This paper examines the clearance rate (CR) and oxygen consumption (VO2) of fan mussel in...

Rhizostoma pulmo is a widely distributed scyphozoan in the Mediterranean Sea. Their stings result mainly in erythema, small vesicles, or/and pain, and cause a high number of bathers to seek assistance from first-aid services during the summer season. Despite the threat that jellyfish stings represent to public health, there is disagreement in the s...

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Gorgonian gardens of a new species of the genera Leptogorgia sp. are found in Central Chile. Little is known about these populations including depth distribution, colony abundance, structural attributes, and associated macrofaunal assemblages. Hierarchical sampling was conducted at 20 m depth (maximum colony abundances) in order to assess spatial v...

Background The measurement of the energy available for growth (scope of growth, SFG) can be used in bivalves to make a long-term prediction in a short-term experiment of the condition of the individual. In order to tackle the best conditions for captive maintenance of Mediterranean Pinnids, a SFG study was conducted using Pinna rudis as a model spe...

An emergent disease has relegated populations of the Mediterranean pen shell, Pinna nobilis L. critically endangered to sanctuaries featuring salinities outside the 36.5 to 39 range. Point pattern analysis was used in three areas of the Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta) still hosting pen shells to assess the possible undergoing of disease spread by comparing...

In this contribution, two relevant aspects for massive industrial implementation of PHA materials will be tackled. First, the results of several studies assessing PHA-based plastic formulations performance in real environments will be presented and discussed. Second, the results on the study of the biodegradation of PHA will be analyzed, with speci...

The pen shell Pinna nobilis is critically endangered due to a disease that has affected all open water populations since late 2016. Collection of early spats is considered a fundamental step for pen shell conservation. However, the identification between P. nobilis and P. rudis juveniles by morphology is a very difficult task. Furthermore, due to t...

A mass mortality event (MME) affecting the fan mussel Pinna nobilis was first detected in Spain in autumn 2016 and spread north- and eastward through the Mediterranean Sea. Various pathogens have been blamed for contributing to the MME, with emphasis in Haplosporidium pinnae, Mycobacterium sp. and Vibrio spp. In this study, samples from 762 fan mus...

Anemonia viridis is an abundant and widely distributed temperate sea anemone that can form dense congregations of individuals. Despite the potential severity of its sting, few detailed cases have been reported. We report a case of a severe toxic reaction following an A. viridis sting in a 35-year-old oceanographer. She developed severe pain, itchin...

Anemonia viridis is an abundant and widely-distributed temperate sea anemone that can form dense congregations of individuals. Despite the potential severity of its sting, few detailed cases have been reported. We report a case of a severe toxic reaction following an A. viridis sting in a 35-year-old oceanographer. She developed severe pain, itchin...

Posidonia oceanica meadows are ecosystem engineers that play several roles in marine environment maintenance. In this sense, monitoring of the spatial distribution and health status of their meadows is key to make decisions about protecting them against their degradation. With the aim of checking the ability of a simple low-cost acoustic method to...

A two-year growth study of 80 Pinna rudis individuals was conducted in offshore cages in the western Mediterranean Sea. A Von Bertalanffy growth model was fitted to monthly measured data of 40 individuals (Group 1), whereas length-dry weight relationship was established with the other 40 individuals (Group 2). Oceanographic data were sampled bimont...

The pen shell, Pinna nobilis L. is critically endangered by the spread of a haplosporidan parasite. Stable isotopes have been shown an association with dietary assimilation, trophic level, and body condition, and can provide valuable information for ex situ conservation and breeding. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate the nut...

In this study, the comparative results of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis larvae collection during 3 years (2016–2019) on the sites of the Montenegrin Adriatic coast and the Western Mediterranean, France are presented. In both countries, growth studies of collected fan mussel juveniles were carried out as well. After 1 year growth measurement of P. no...

The noble pen shell Pinna nobilis is a Mediterranean endemic and emblematic giant bivalve. Already considered by the late 20th century to be an endangered species, it is facing a dramatic and rapidly expanding epizooty that has decimated populations since mid-2016. The ecological importance of P. nobilis has prompted important investigations for co...

We examined a disease outbreak of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis (L.), in the Alfacs Bay (South Ebro Delta, Spain) during a period of two years in three zones exposed to a summer salinity gradient resulting from agricultural freshwater discharges and distance to the open sea. Long-term monitoring was also conducted in Fangar Bay (North Ebro Delta),...

The fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, is an endemic Mediterranean species, whose populations have been seriously affected by infectious diseases. The effect of diet composition on growth and survival rates, and on nutritional metrics including ingestion and absorption rates, together with food preferences were investigated in 48 juveniles. Individuals wer...

A major epizootic event attributed to Haplosporidium pinnae leading to 100% mortality of Pinna nobilis L. populations along Mediterranean coastlines started in the fall of 2016. As a result, a project to rescue 221 adult individuals of the endangered pen shell, Pinna nobilis was conducted in November 2017 in the two areas of the Spanish coast where...

Anthropogenic drivers and global warming are altering the occurrence of infectious marine diseases, some of which produce mass mortalities with considerable ecosystemic and economic costs. The Mediterranean Sea is considered a laboratory to examine global processes, and the fan mussel Pinna nobilis a sentinel species within it. Since September 2016...

The pen shell, Pinna nobilis L., is a critically endangered bivalve threatened by mass mortality events throughout the Mediterranean, but the Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta) still hosts many healthy individuals. Herein, we study the main factors controlling recruitment patterns in this locality, including gonadal development and abundance of critical life-...

Background: The noble pen shell Pinna nobilis is a Mediterranean endemic and emblematic giant bivalve. Already registered as an endangered species in the late 20th century, it is facing a dramatic and rapidly expanding epizooty that decimates its populations since mid-2016. The ecological value of P. nobilis has urged important investigations for c...

A mass mortality event is devastating the populations of the endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Mediterranean Sea from early autumn 2016. A newly described Haplosporidian endoparasite (Haplosporidium pinnae) is the most probable cause of this ecological catastrophe placing one of the largest bivalves of the world on the brink of extinction. As a...

Highlights • High variability is observed in growth models of 12 Pinna nobilis populations. • Three general growth models are proposed for distinct environments. • The models could be used to plan conservation strategies for P. nobilis. • Populations surviving the die-off in paralic environments show low longevity. • Oldest fan mussels were observe...

INCLUSIVE HIGHER EDUCATION: BASIS FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL POLICY ABSTRACT This chapter presents the goals and the challenges of the future of inclusive higher education and the fundamentals of an institutional policy in the Spanish universities. Therefore, it shows the progress of the ‘Campus Capacitas-UCV’, promoted in close collaboration with the Co...

A MODEL FOR INTERUNIVERSITY WORK ON DISABILITY AND INCLUSION: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY CAPACITASUCV FIUC. ABSTRACT The International Observatory on Disability and Inclusion CAPACITAS-UCV-FIUC in higher education, is an academic and scientific project developed by Universidad Católica de Valencia -UCV- in collaboration with the International Feder...

The capture of natural seeds with collectors can provide a valuable insight on the species reproductive cycles. If combined with circle exploration for natural recruitment estimates, extra information on larval ecology (behaviour, survival rates, etc.) could be obtained. Also, seeds can be grown in protected cages and used for the recovery of endan...

As part of the PinnaSpot project that aims to improve knowledge on the emblematic Med-iterranean endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis, tissues from adult pen shells present at various sites of the West part of the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas (Montenegro, Spain, Mon-aco and France, including Corsica) were collected. Overall, 93 individuals were sampled...

The mass mortality of the pen shell Pinna nobilis, caused by protozoan parasite Hap-lospridium pinnae sp., is spreading throughout the Mediterranean. Apart of Spain, it has been already observed in Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, and Tunisia. Before the occur-rence of this event in 2016, we have started implementation of the project “The study, prot...

The mass mortality of the pen shell Pinna nobilis, caused by protozoan parasite Hap-lospridium pinnae sp., is spreading throughout the Mediterranean. Apart of Spain, it has been already observed in Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, and Tunisia. Before the occurrence of this event in 2016, we have started implementation of the project "The study, prote...

Companies with an IPPC Permit have a high commitment to environmental improvement and are at a good starting point for the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS). The results of a survey of companies with IPPC Permits indicate that 45% do not have an EMS, although 44% of them have considered the possibility of implementing one....

El libro tiene como principal objetivo difundir los resultados de la investigación desarrollada en el Programa Internacional “Avanzando hacia una Cultura y Pedagogía Inclusivas en las Universidades”. Dicho programa lo promueve la Federación Internacional de Universidades Católicas -FIUC- con sede en París. El libro con las versiones en español e In...

University Social Responsibility in the framework of inclusive higher education Keywords: Disability, Design for All, Inclusive Higher Education. Access of disabled persons to university education is one of the most important political, economic, social and cultural milestones of recent decades. It is a hugely significant phenomenon because it ref...

Serra d'Irta (Castellón, Spain) was declared marine reserve of fishing interest (MRFI) in 2003 with the objective of favouring the regeneration of marine resources. This work presents the results obtained in the monitoring studies realized in this reserve during summer of 2017 using different marine macrophyte indexes. The aim of this study was to...

The present study reports new knowledge into the biological rhythms of subtidal bivalves using the fan mussel Pinna nobilis as model. The objective was determining which factor(s) provoke the change between two different patterns observed in the annual cycle of this species: P1, characterized by the individuals opening and closing their valves foll...

The knowledge about the real possibilities that current science gives us is basic to support everything that is not negative either for men or for our environment. In this way, it is an advantage to win this battle against hunger with rational use of science advantages. In this paper, we start from the basis that the solution to the problems of hun...

Marine waters surrounding the natural park Peñón de Ifach (Calpe, Alicante) are being valued to establish a Marine Protected Area of Fisheries Interest . We carried out a multipurpose survey to describe the overall ecological status of the area . The objective of the present work is to draw a general characterization of the Posidonia oceanica meado...

We show the preliminary results indicating the possibility of using the fan mussel Pinna nobilis gaping activity as an indicator of local environmental variation related to climate change. In situ studies of gaping activity of the fan mussel have shown two distinct activity patterns in the western Mediteranean. One pattern (P1) occurs between mid-J...

The rhythms and responses of animals to environmental factors are important issues for their adaptation to natural cycles. These rhythms assure an optimum synchrony between organisms and their environment. Bio-logging enables monitoring these activity cycles remotely. To characterize rhythms and responses of fan mussels (Pinna nobilis) to environme...

We studied the retention of organic matter (OM) from phytoplankton by the bivalve Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758. Three replicates of identical doses of 1.8 L (~25 g dry weight) of three species of microalgae (Pavlova lutheri, Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros calcitrans) were given to 6 fan mussel placed in individual tanks with gentle aeration at...

The Mediterranean endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis (Fig. 1) is included as “endanger species”, under strict protection in the Annexe IV of the European Council Directive 92/43/EEC. In the shallow semi-closed environment of “Le Brusc” the population is constituted by young individuals which present fast and large growth but lifespans no longer than 8 y...

The Natura 2000 network in France includes a total of 1705 areas of which 697,002 hectares (ha) correspond to marine environment. The lagunar system of Le Brusc (43°04´34 ” N; 5°47´32 ” E) is located between the Embiez island and the Brusc harbour (VAR, northwestern Mediterranean). It represents a surface of 48 ha from the 486 ha included in the Eu...

The Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis has been long time used for culinary, decorative, or textile purposes. For this reason their populations have been reduced over a large part of the Mediterranean Sea. Pinna nobilis is an iconic species and develops vital ecosystem functions, such as substrate fixation or recovering of suspended particles i...

We studied the bivalve Pinna nobilis in experimental conditions in order to measure its respiration rate (RR) and evaluate its adaptability to variable environments. We measured the RR of 30 fan mussels (34.0–64.9 cm shell length) and produced RR profiles at three different temperatures: estimated optimum living temperature of 20 °C and minimum and...

Study of Pinna nobilis growth from inner record: How biased are posterior adductor muscle scars estimates? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 407: 337-344 Acknowledgements: The study was funded by Fundación Valenciana para el Medio Ambiente and Caisse D'epargne, Cote d'Azur. Methods Compare age and growth rates in populations of Pi...

Methods Compare age and growth rates in populations of Pinna nobilis living in protected and unprotected areas. Identify the best environmental conditions for growth and development for this species. Results and discussion Objectives Comparative study of growth of the endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in marine protected areas vs.

The knowledge of the feeding habits in marine species is fundamental to better understand their relationship with the environment. Although phytoplankton has been traditionally reported as the main food source consumed by the Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis , recent studies have revealed that detritus represents an important food source for...

The reconstruction of genome-scale metabolic models and their applications represent a great advantage of systems biology. Through their use as metabolic flux simulation models, production of industrially-interesting metabolites can be predicted. Due to the growing number of studies of metabolic models driven by the increasing genomic sequencing pr...

Increase the understanding of the ecophysiology of Pinna nobilis for the future development of manipulative experiments on this species.

Constrain the variability in growth parameters in Pinna nobilis populations. Study age and growth rates in different populations of this species in order to identify the best environmental conditions for growth and development.

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) has set the goal of attaining an Ecological Quality Status (EQS) of at least “Good” for all its natural water masses by 2015. The Gulf of Valencia is a region with a high economic dependence on the quality of its rich coastal ecosystems which supports a significant influx of summer tourism and fishing in...