Reproductive cycle in an imposex-affected population of Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Gastropoda: Olividae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina

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AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 15:111-119 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00407 Reproductive cycle in an imposex-affected population of Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Gastropoda: Olividae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina Valeria Teso1,*, Florencia Arrighetti2, Pablo E. Penchaszadeh1 1CONICET—Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Av. Angel Gallardo 470, Lab. 57, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina 2CONICET—Laboratorio de Biología de Invertebrados Marinos, DBBE, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina *Email: valeriateso@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Gastropoda: Olividae) is distributed from Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) to Necochea (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Apart from some descriptions of the embryonic development and the egg capsules, little is known about the reproduction and ecology of this species. In this 2 yr study (October 2005 to September 2007), the reproductive cycle of O. deshayesiana was examined in a population highly affected by imposex, from the Mar del Plata coast, Argentina. Males exhibited seasonal reproductive activity, with a major spawning period from September to January (spring to early summer) for the 2 yr, which coincided with an increase in seawater temperature and photoperiod. In contrast, females were mature and capable of spawning year round, with a major spawning period from September to January (spring to early summer), simultaneous with the major spawning period of males. KEY WORDS: Imposex · Mar del Plata · Olivancillaria · Olividae · Reproduction Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Teso V, Arrighetti F, Penchaszadeh PE (2012) Reproductive cycle in an imposex-affected population of Olivancillaria deshayesiana (Gastropoda: Olividae) from Mar del Plata, Argentina. Aquat Biol 15:111-119. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00407 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 15, No. 2. Online publication date: May 15, 2012 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2012 Inter-Research.