Research Article, Mar Biol Oceanogr Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Mytilus galloprovincialis; Reproduction Activity and Mantle Structure in a Zone Located in the Northwest of the Atlantic Ocean (Imessouane, Morocco)
| Sanaa Bhaby1,2*, Oum Kelthoum Belhsen2 and Ahmed Errhif1 | |
| 1Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Environment, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 2Shellfish Pathology Laboratory, National Fisheries Research Institute, Casablanca, Morocco | |
| Corresponding author : Sanaa BHABY Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Environment, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Km 8, Route El Jadida, P.O. Box -5366, Maarif-20100, Casablanca, Morocco Tel: +212-664-29-23-78 E-mail: s.bhaby@yahoo.fr |
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| Received: September 09, 2013 Accepted: January 02, 2014 Published: January 24, 2014 | |
| Citation: Bhaby S, Belhsen OK, Errhif A (2014) Mytilus galloprovincialis; Reproduction Activity and Mantle Structure in a Zone Located in the Northwest of the Atlantic Ocean (Imessouane, Morocco). J Mar Biol Oceanogr 3:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8661.1000124 |
Abstract
Mytilus galloprovincialis; Reproduction Activity and Mantle Structure in a Zone Located in the Northwest of the Atlantic Ocean (Imessouane, Morocco)
The aim of this paper is to contribute as part of the new national strategy “Halieutis” to better understand the mytiliculture potential by studying their reproductive system in the natural environment. We investigated the gametogenesis of a natural population of Mytilus galloprovincialis in a southern zone of Morocco (Imessouane). We found that the population is characterized by an asynchronous gametogenesis.
