Abstract:This study describes the reproductive cycle in the edible marine snail Zidona dufresnei in San Antonio Bay (Patagonia, Argentina), an unusual population that inhabits shallow waters. Histological techniques together with monthly field observations over a two-year period were used to describe the gametogenic cycle, the season of oviposition and the presence of egg capsules. Females were mature from August to April and there was proliferation of the germinal epithelium immediately after evacuation. Growth and re… Show more
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