Title
Documentation of Annual Growth Lines in Ocean Quahogs, Arctica Islandica Linne
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
Abstract
About 42.000 ocean quahogs,Arctica islandica Linne. were marked and released at a deep (53 m) oceanic site off Long Island, New York, in 1978. Shells of live specimens recovered 1 and 2 years later were radially sectioned, polished. and etched for preparation of acetate peels and examination by opticalmicroscopy ormicroprojection; selected specimens were similarly prepared for examination by scanning electron microscopy. Specific growth line and growth increment microstructures are described and photographed. An annual periodicity ofmicrost.ructure ia documented. providing a basisfor accurate age analyses ofthis commercially important species.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Fishery Bulletin, v. 82, issue 1, p. 1-19
Scholar Commons Citation
Ropes, John W.; Jones, Douglas S.; Murawski, Steven A.; Serchuk, Fredric M.; and Jearld, Ambrose Jr, "Documentation of Annual Growth Lines in Ocean Quahogs, Arctica Islandica Linne" (1984). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2170.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2170
