Gonadal cycle, reproductive indices and detection of parasitism in the clam Ameghinomya antiqua in natural beds of importance for fisheries.
The clam Ameghynomia antiqua is a highly important resource for fisheries due to its high catches volume.It is the bivalve mollusc with the highest fisheries landings from natural beds on the Pacific coast of southern South America; however, studies of the reproductive conditions of this species are scarce and date back many years.The object of the