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Fig. 11 | Helgoland Marine Research

Fig. 11

From: In the Asia-Pacific region, the COI DNA test revealed the divergence of the bivalve mollusc Mactra chinensis into three species; can these species be distinguished using shell coloration and sperm structure?

Fig. 11

source on the basis of which an idea of the geographical form of the species was created (A-8, B-8, C-8). Note the red square in Section 6, which indicates the sperm morph that dominates in the geographic form of the mollusc

Identifiers of geographical forms of the bivalve mollusc Mactra chinensis, in which shell coloration and parameters of sperm sets are used as morphological criteria. Identifiers include information such as: (1) scientific name of the species (A-1, B-1, C-1), (2) conventional name of the geographical form of the species (A-2, B-2, C-2), (3) geographic locality (A-3, B-3, C-3), (4) geographic coordinates (A-4, B-4, C-4), (5) an image showing the color of the shell (A-5, B-5, C-5), (6) the images showing sperm morphs (A-6, B-6, C-6), (7) proportional ratio of sperm morphs with an indication of the dominant sperm morph showed by red squares (A-7, B-7, C-7), (8) scientific

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