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Morphometric characteristics, sex structure, and gonadal ripening of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. cultivated in Lake Donuzlav (northwestern Crimea, Black Sea)

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The mussel M. galloprovincialis is a bivalve that is extensively cultivated in coastal waters of the Temperate Northern Atlantic, South Africa, and China. In the present study, the variations of allometric indices, sex ratio, and occurrences of the black and brown shell coloration and gonadal ripening stages in this bivalve were studied over a 20-month period in a mussel population from a mollusk farm in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. The allometric indices were applied as the measures of the overall environmental status for the mussel development, with the elongation index (H/L) being the most sensitive one. The obtained allometric index values (H/L = 0.52 ± 0.02, D/L = 0.38 ± 0.01) were comparable with those observed in clean waters of the Black Sea. The noted biases in the mussel sex ratio towards males (♀:♂ = 1:2.8) on farm collectors and towards females (♀:♂ = 1.6:1) on the seafloor under the farm were attributed to changing environmental conditions. The mean ratios of the number of mussels with brown and black shell coloration varied from 1:3.2 on the collectors to 1:1.8 on the seafloor. The mass spawning was found to start earlier in mussel males than in females. The biological characteristics in question are applicable for assessing the impact on mussel settlements and for long-term monitoring of marine environment in other water bodies of the World Ocean.

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Chelyadina, N.S., Popov, M.A. & Kapranov, S.V. Morphometric characteristics, sex structure, and gonadal ripening of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. cultivated in Lake Donuzlav (northwestern Crimea, Black Sea). Aquacult Int 31, 103–116 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-022-00967-8

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