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Reproductive strategy of Brachidontes rodriguezii (Bivalvia: Mytiloida) in the South-western Atlantic Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

María Eugenia Torroglosa  and
Juliana Giménez
María Eugenia Torroglosa
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, CONICET-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juliana Giménez*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, CONICET-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Correspondence should be addressed to: J. Giménez Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. email: jgimenez@bg.fcen.uba.ar
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Abstract

This study consisted in the characterization of reproductive aspects such as oocytes morphology, temporal variation in size and frequency of oocytes and the reproductive cycle of the mussel Brachidontes rodriguezii. This species dominates the rocky intertidal coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine and is a prey item of several exploited species; however, due to the introduction of piers and seawalls, as a consequence of anthropogenic activities, the species also inhabits sandy coasts. Mussels were collected from May 2011 to May 2013. Gonad tissue samples were processed according to standard histological procedures. Four gonadal development stages were described for males and females. According to the significant decrease in the frequency of mature oocytes, the spawning events were detected between February and May. However, some evacuation events were recorded in June–July. This study reports the first record of two modalities of hermaphrodites in this species; individuals with male and female gonads and individuals with both types of gametes within a gonad.

Keywords

intertidal musselhermaphroditismmollusc reproductionSouth-western Atlantic Ocean
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 155 - 162
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2017 

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