@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00029301,
 author = {Sasayama, Yuichi and Takeuchi, Akira},
 issue = {6},
 journal = {Zoological science},
 month = {Jun},
 note = {Two hundred and fifteen individuals of the tiny abyssal scallop (Delectopecten vitreus macrocheiricolus) were collected at a depth of around 3,000 m on the bottom of the Japan Sea during a cruise of the Yokosuka/Shinkai 6500 YK 01-06. The scallop population included specimens of 4 sizes, i.e., very small, small, middle, and large, with mantle sizes of 1-2mm, 3-5mm, 6-9mm, and 10-12mm, respectively. Histological observations revealed that the large-size group was at the stage just after oviposition or spermiation, or in the regressed stage of gametogenesis. The small- and middle-size groups were in the growing stage of gametogenesis. These results suggest that only the large-size individuals were responsible for reproduction and that the small- and middle-size individuals would participate in subsequent reproductions. This paper will discuss the reproductive strategy of this scallop living at such great depth., 金沢大学環日本海域環境研究センター生物多様性研究部門},
 pages = {759--763},
 title = {Reproductive strategy of the tiny abyssal scallop (Delectopecten vitreus macrocheiricolus) collected on the bottom of the Japan Sea, surmised from histological observations of the gonads.},
 volume = {20},
 year = {2003}
}