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http://dx.doi.org/10.23005/ksmls.2021.6.2.88

Intersexuality of Oyster, Crassostrea gigas in Uninhabited Island Waters Near Yeosu, Korea  

Park, Jung Jun (Aquaculture Management Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS))
Shin, So Ryung (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Kim, Hyeon Jin (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Oh, Han Young (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Dong-Geun (JeollaNamdo Institute of Ocean&Fisheries Science)
Lee, Jung Sick (Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of Marine Life Science / v.6, no.2, 2021 , pp. 88-96 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to report the intersex identified in the oyster Crassostrea gigas (n=410, SH 43.3±11.4 mm) in the waters around 13 uninhabited islands near Yeosu. The overall sex ratio (male: female) was 1:1.1, but there was a difference between the sampling areas. In Gajangdo, Sogyeongdo, and Jungsamdo, females showed a high ratio of 65% or more, and in Songdo, Chodo, and Buseodo, males showed a high ratio of 65% or more. The overall intersexuality was about 12.8%, which was high in males, about 34.7% in females and 64.3% in males. Intersexuality was the highest with about 43.8% in Chodo of Gamak Bay. Histologically, intersex could be divided into three types: intrafollicular type, interfollicular type and mixed type. Among these three types, the intrafollicular type was the most dominant with about 81.6%. The intersex cause of oysters reported in this study is considered to require detailed research in the future.
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Crassostrea gigas; Intersexuality;
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