Reproduction of Unionid bivalve Anodonta woodiana

(43.3MB, 00:03:16)
Shot Location: Osaka Kyoiku University

species
Anodonta woodiana

Key Words
sperm sphere
glochidium
oviposition
parasitism
Rhinogobius fish

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Takaki KONDO
2006/11/04 submitted



Animalia >Mollusca >Bivalvia >Unionoida >Unionidae >Anodonta >

Ejaculation of sperm sphere (spherical mass of sperm), brooding females, discharged larvae, clinging larvae on the fins of a Rhinogobius fish, and settled young shells were recorded. The movies of sperm spheres of Pseudodon omiensis and Inversidens japanensis were also appended.

(Data No.momo061104aw01b)

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