Yi Yang

Ocean University of China / The National Museum of Natural Sciences (Spain)

Different from the true oyster (family Ostreidae), the molecular diversity of the gryphaeid oyster (family Gryphaeidae) has never been sufficiently investigated. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Hyotissa sinensis was sequenced and compared with those of other ostreoids. The total length of H. sinensis mtDNA is 30,385...

The spider-like strombid Lambis lambis is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region and possesses morphological diversity. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genomes of two morphologically different specimens of L. lambis that were collected in Sanya (SY) and Zhaoshu (ZS) islands of the South China Sea (namely L. lambis-SY and L....

Salinity change caused by extreme weather is an environmental factor that affects the growth and survival of ivory shell Babylonia areolate. In the present study, the effects of different salinities (20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 ppt) on growth performance, tissue damage, stress-related enzymes and body composition of ivory shells were investigated after...

Recently, a new pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii strain has begun to be cultured as seafood. In the present study, the seasonal variation (February and June) in biochemical composition and flavor compounds in two P. f. martensii strains (strain for pearl production was abbreviated to PP, and seafood was abbreviated to PE) were detected to com...

The mitochondrial (mt) genome is an important tool when studying the evolution of metazoan animals. The oyster family Gryphaeidae, together with Ostreidae, is one of the two extant taxa of superfamily Ostreoidea. Up until now, the available mitochondrial genomes of oysters were all limited to family Ostreidae. In the present study, the first comple...

Ammonia is one of the most significant environmental pollutants affecting aquatic animals under culture conditions; however, little is known about ammonia toxicity in marine gastropods. In this study, the effects of different total ammonia concentrations (0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0 mg∙L⁻¹ NH4Cl) on growth performance, tissue damage, antioxidant c...

The effects of high hydrostatic pressure (treated with 200, 400 and 600 MPa) and storage temper-atures (4 °C and −20 °C) on the fatty acids and flavor compounds of red claw crayfish were stud-ied. HHP decreased the PUFA, GMP, IMP and AMP, citric and lactic acids, and PO43− contents, but the FAA, Ca2+ and Cl− contents increased in HHP-treated crayfi...

Pinctada fucata martensii and P. maxima are two main traditional pearl oyster species that can produce seawater pearls. Our previous study showed a higher clearance rate (CR) and growth performance in P. f. martensii than in P. maxima fed with Isochrysis galbana. In this study, the P. f. martensii and P. maxima juveniles of two sizes (large and sma...

The marine gastropod Strombidae is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world and possesses high morphological diversity. In order to better understand how morphological characteristics evolved within Strombidae, a robust phylogenetic framework is needed. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genomes of Len...

Giant clams are found in a mutualistic association with Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates, however, the diversity of the giant clams, as well as the diversity and distribution of Symbiodiniaceae in different Tridacnine species remain relatively poorly studied in the South China Sea. In this study, a total of 100 giant clams belonging to small type’s...

The mud snails endemic to the East Atlantic/Mediterranean region (genus Tritia; subfamily Nassariinae) account for the second highest diversity within the family Nassariidae (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea). In order to understand how the diversity of species, shell morphologies and ecological traits evolved within this genus, a robust phylogenetic framew...

Increased mitochondrial (mt) genomes can provide more sets of genome‐level characteristics for resolving deeper phylogeny. Limited information with respect to the Trochoidea mitochondrial genome organization is available; besides, monophyly and internal relationships of the superfamily still remain a matter of discussion. To resolve the monophyly a...

Veneridae is one of the most diverse families of bivalve molluscs. However, their phylogenetic relationships among subfamilies have been debated for years. To explore phylogenetic relationships of Veneridae, we sequenced 13 complete mitochondrial genome sequences from eight subfamilies and compared with available complete mitochondrial genome of ot...

The Indo-Pacific nassariids (genus Nassarius) possesses the highest diversity within the family Nassariidae. However, the previous shell or radula-based classification of Nassarius is quite confusing due to the homoplasy of certain morphological characteristics. The toxin accumulators Nassarius glans and Nassarius siquijorensis are widely distribut...

Arcoida, comprising about 570 species of blood cockles, is an ecologically and economically important lineage of bivalve molluscs. Current classification of arcoids is largely based on morphology, which shows widespread homoplasy. Despite two recent studies employing multi-locus analyses with broad sampling of Arcoida, evolutionary relationships am...

The Naticidae is a species‐rich family of predatory marine gastropods with substantial interspecific morphological diversity. The classification of the Naticidae has been traditionally based on morphology data, but the phylogenetic relationships within the family are debated due to conflicting molecular results, especially regarding the monophyly o...

Nassariids (Family Nassariidae) are a group of marine snails that are distributed worldwide, with their maximum species diversity in tropical regions, particularly the Indo‐Pacific. However, the traditional taxonomy of Nassariidae defined by shell or radula characters is usually inconsistent with little phylogenetic signal. In the present study, th...

Salinator takii is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Amphibolidae. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of S. takii. The 13,958 bp mitochondrial genome covers 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs, and 22 tRNAs, it is the shortest of pulmonate mitochondrial genome currently available in the Genebank. The GC% across...

In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Glossaulax reiniana was determined using the next-generation sequencing. The circular genome was found to be 15,254 bp in length and had an overall nucleotide composition of 30.6% A, 14.1% C, 15.8% G, and 39.5% T. Similar to the typical caenogastropod mitochondrial genomes, it contained 13...

The mitochondrial genome provides sets of genome-level characteristics, which can be useful in resolving ancient relationships. The complete mitochondrial genomes of five Reticunassa and one Nassarius were sequenced, including Reticunassa hiradoensis, R. fratercula, R. festiva complex A, B and C and Nassarius variciferus, and compared with other tw...

The marine gastropod Nassariidae is a group of edible mud snails that are distributed worldwide. Some of the nassarid species could accumulate algal toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning when being consumed. Therefore, efficient classification of nassarids is important for seafood safety, yet quite challenging because of their complex mor...