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Arcidae

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Noun1.Arcidae - ark shellsArcidae - ark shells                          
family Arcidae
mollusk family - a family of mollusks
Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
Arca, genus Arca - type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
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KEY WORDS: subcrenated ark shell, Scapharca kagoshimensis, gametogenesis, reproductive cycle, glycogen content INTRODUCTION At the global level, increased harvesting and demand for various Arcidae species has been identified (FAO 2004a, b).
Reproductive cycle of the subcrenated ark shell Scapharca ... by Yurimoto, Tatsuya; Mori, Yuichiro; Ito, Shiro; Maeno, Yukio / Journal of Shellfish Research
Pectinidae (Pedum spondyloideum), Arcidae (Barbatia setigera and B.
Bivalve assemblages on living coral species in the northern Red Sea, ... by Mohammed, Tarek A.; Yassien, Mohamed Hamed / Journal of Shellfish Research
Although the inner epidermis of the mantle of Scapharca broughtonii of Arcidae is composed of columnar cells, cells that compose the outer epidermis are squamous or cuboidal cells (Lee 2002).
Histology and ultrastructure of the mantle epidermis of the ... by Lee, Jung Sick; Joo, Ja Young; Park, Jung Jun / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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