Documentation of Annual Growth Lines in Ocean Quahogs, Arctica Islandica Linne
About 42.000 ocean quahogs,Arctica islandica Linne. were marked and released at a deep (53 m) oceanic site off Long Island, New York, in 1978. Shells of live specimens recovered 1 and 2 years later were radially sectioned, polished. and etched for preparation of acetate peels and examination by opti...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Digital Commons @ University of South Florida
1984
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2170 https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/documentation-annual-growth-lines-ocean-quahogs-arctica-islandica-linne |
| Summary: | About 42.000 ocean quahogs,Arctica islandica Linne. were marked and released at a deep (53 m) oceanic site off Long Island, New York, in 1978. Shells of live specimens recovered 1 and 2 years later were radially sectioned, polished. and etched for preparation of acetate peels and examination by opticalmicroscopy ormicroprojection; selected specimens were similarly prepared for examination by scanning electron microscopy. Specific growth line and growth increment microstructures are described and photographed. An annual periodicity ofmicrost.ructure ia documented. providing a basisfor accurate age analyses ofthis commercially important species. |
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