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Gonadal Development and Reproductive Cycle of the Ark shell Scapharca subcrenata (Bivalvia: Arcidae) from Yeoja Bay  

Kim, Sung-Yeon (Aquaculture Management Division, NFRDI)
Shin, Yun-Kyung (South Sea Mariculture Research Center, NFRDI)
Lim, Han-Kue (Aquaculture Management Division, NFRDI)
Lee, Won-Chan (Environment Management Division, NFRDI)
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Journal of Aquaculture / v.21, no.4, 2008 , pp. 252-258 More about this Journal
Abstract
Gonadal development and reproductive cycle of the ark shell Scarpharca subcrenata were investigated by histological observations. Samples were collected monthly from March 2007 to February 2008 in the Yeoja Bay, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, Korea. S. subcrenata was dioecious. The gonads consist of a number of oogenic follicle and acinus. Monthly changes in the gonad index reached a maximum in June and a minimum in September. Monthly changes in the condition index reached a maximum in April and a minimum in September. The reproductive cycle of this species can be divided into five successive stages: early active stage (January to April), late active stage (March to June), ripe stage (May to August), spent stage (July to September) and recovery and resting stage (September to March). The main spawning of S. subcrenata occurred in July and August in Yeoja Bay. The sex ratio of female to male was not significantly different from 1:1.
Keywords
Scapharca subcrenata; Gonad development; Reproductive cycle; Sex ratio;
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