5. Glossary

Byssus; byssus

This is a set of fibers secreted by certain bivalve molluscs, enabling them to adhere to the substrate.

Pinnacle; pinnacle

Coral flats rising from the lagoon floor.

Spat removal

In oyster farming, detaching young oysters (generally 8 to 10 months old) from the collector from which they were harvested.

Lecithotrophic; lecitotrophic

Larvae feed on the reserves contained in the egg.

Transcriptome; transcriptome

The transcriptome is the set of RNAs resulting from the transcription of the genome.

Contig; contig

A contig is a continuous, ordered genomic sequence generated by the assembly of overlapping clones...