Karyotypes of diploid and triploid Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus).(Report) From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Lin, Zhi-hua; Lu, Zhen-Ming; Chai, Xue-Liang; Fang, Jun; Zhang, Jiong-Ming | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT Northern quahogs (=hard clam; Mercenaria mercenaria) is a commercially important bivalve naturally distributed along the American Atlantic coast. Because the hard clam was first introduced into China as a candidate for aquaculture in 1997, research has been conducted on its ecologic habits, ecological physiology, metabolism, growth, reproduction, artificial propagation, and seed culture. Little information about their chromosomes and karyotype is available. The present stu...