Reproduction and size at first maturity in a Mediterranean exploited Callista chione bivalve bed

Authors

  • Eve Galimany Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centre Oceanogràfic de Balears - Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC - Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
  • Marc Baeta Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC
  • Mercè Durfort Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Jordi Lleonart Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC
  • Montserrat Ramón Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centre Oceanogràfic de Balears - Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04155.13A

Keywords:

gonads, first maturity, hermaphroditism, Veneridae, commercial mollusks

Abstract


The smooth clam Callista chione is an Atlantic-Mediterranean species that is commercially exploited in several European countries. Several aspects of its reproduction were studied in a coastal location of the northwestern Mediterranean as a tool for sustainable fisheries management. Gonadal development was classified into 6 different stages, ranging from immature to degradation of the remaining sexual structures. Results showed that C. chione was able to reproduce throughout the year but a main spawning period occurred in spring. First records of hermaphrodites were found for this species. The mature spermatozoa measured 4.70±0.66 μm (without the flagellum), including a very short acrosome of 0.75±0.09 μm. The mid-piece of the spermatozoa had a mitochondrial sheath composed of five mitochondria. Ripe oocytes ranged from 60 to 80 μm in length. Size at first maturity (SL50) was estimated for the first time in a Mediterranean population, showing values of 30.26 mm in 2005-2006 but only 21.45 mm in 2014.

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2015-06-30

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Galimany E, Baeta M, Durfort M, Lleonart J, Ramón M. Reproduction and size at first maturity in a Mediterranean exploited Callista chione bivalve bed. Sci. mar. [Internet]. 2015Jun.30 [cited 2024Mar.28];79(2):233-42. Available from: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1579

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