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genus Pinctada

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Noun1.genus Pinctada - pearl oystersgenus Pinctada - pearl oysters                        
Pinctada
mollusk genus - a genus of mollusks
family Pteriidae, Pteriidae - pearl oysters
pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera - tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
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Similarly, the reproductive period in the genus Pinctada has been observed to be more restricted at high latitudes, being shorter and characterized by a single reproductive period in the summer, which results in a high spawning synchronization, whereas at lower latitudes the reproductive period is longer-lasting, characterized by two or more reproduction peaks, and not confined to a specific season of the year (Tranter 1958a, Tranter 1958b, Tranter 1958c, Rose et al.
Reproductive cycle of the Pearl oyster Pteria sterna (Pteriidae) in ... by Hernandez-Olalde, Liliana; Garcia-Dominguez, Federico; Arellano-Martinez, Marcial; Ceballos-Vazquez, / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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