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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?

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Intraspecific variations in the external coloration of the shells of the bivalve mollusc Mactra chinensis; 1—The Sea of Japan,Vostok bay, Russia; collected and stored by Dr. Y. Alexandrova. 2—The Sea of Japan Gyeongsanbuk Province, Uljin County (Uljin-gun), South Korea; collected and stored by Dr. K. Lutaenko. 3—Yellow Sea, Yantai, China; collected and stored by Dr. K. Lutaenko. 4—The Sea of Japan, Ussurian bay, Russia; collection of the Zoological Museum of the Far Eastern Federal University (ZMFU). 5—The Sea of Japan, Gyeonsang, South Korea; collection of the Zoological Museum of the ZMFU. 6—Yellow sea, Qingdao, China; collection of the Zoological Museum of the ZMFU. 7—Yellow sea, Qingdao, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 8—Yellow sea, Ruhan (Weihai), China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 9—Yellow sea, Ruhan (Weihai), China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 10—Bohai Sea, Qinghuangdao, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 11—Bohai Sea, Qinghuangdao, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 12—Bohai Sea, Beidaihe, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 13—Bohai Sea, Beidaihe, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 14—East-China Sea, Pingtan, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. 15—East-China Sea, Pingtan, China; Collection of Dr. J. Zhang. Scale bar  =  1 sm

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