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1 December 2012 Gonadal Development and Reproductive Cycle of the Boring Bivalve Barnea Da Vidi (Deshayes, 1874) in Hampyeong Bay, Korea (Bivalvia: Pholadidae)
Mi Ae Jeon, Min Woo Park, Kayeon Ku, Sun Mi Ju, Panseok Ko, Byeong Hak Kim, Jeong In Myeong, Jung Sick Lee
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Abstract

This study describes histologically the reproductive cycle of Barnea davidi inhabiting Hampyeong Bay on the western seashores of Korea. A total of 578 B. davidi, collected from February 2010 to January 2011 with a shell length of 89.5 ± 7.7 mm and a total weight of 47.5 ± 13.7 g, were used for analyses. The sex of B. davidi was distinguishable by both the ovary and testis, which were contained in multiple gametogenic follicles. The gonads displayed histologically definitive seasonal changes. Although the sex ratio (female to male) was 1:1.32 (n = 229:303), the proportion of males increased as the shell length increased. The gonad index (GI) of both males and females was the highest in May, and was the lowest in November for females and in December for males. The pattern of changes in the GI was similar to the pattern of seasonal changes in gonadal tissues and water temperature. The condition index was highest in April and lowest in October. The correlation between the pattern of monthly changes in condition index and the monthly changes in GI and development of gonads was low. The main spawning period of B. davidi was June to July, and the reproductive cycle was divided into the inactive stage (November to December), early active stage (January to March), late active stage (March to May), ripe stage (May to June), and the spent and degenerative stage (July to October).

Mi Ae Jeon, Min Woo Park, Kayeon Ku, Sun Mi Ju, Panseok Ko, Byeong Hak Kim, Jeong In Myeong, and Jung Sick Lee "Gonadal Development and Reproductive Cycle of the Boring Bivalve Barnea Da Vidi (Deshayes, 1874) in Hampyeong Bay, Korea (Bivalvia: Pholadidae)," Journal of Shellfish Research 31(4), 951-958, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.2983/035.031.0407
Published: 1 December 2012
KEYWORDS
Barnea davidi
gonad index
main spawning period
Pholadidae
reproductive cycle
sex ratio
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