International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2018, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B
Physiological responses of the pectinate Venus clam, Gafrarium pectinatum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) to increasing turbidity concentrations
Author(s): Francis Albert T Argente, Shiela Mae R Fontanilla, May-Ann C Corbillon, Mark Angelo S Malanum and Froilan A Fillone
Abstract: This study is a first step in evaluating the potential of the filter-feeding clam
Gafrarium pectinatum as an aquaculture species in northern Philippines. Effect of increasing turbidity concentrations on the filtration and pseudofaeces production of small-sized (25.52 ±1.24 mm shell length) and large-sized (36.36 ±1.42 mm shell length) clams were quantified under laboratory conditions. Filtration rates and pseudofaeces production significantly increased (
p<0.05) with increasing turbidity concentrations. Shell size was not a factor that influenced the feeding physiology of the clams. Strong linear relationship (
r2=0.71) was observed between the filtration rate and pseudofaeces production of
G. pectinatum. The result of the study showed the
G. pectinatum is a sturdy bivalve and could be a potential species for aquaculture.
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Francis Albert T Argente, Shiela Mae R Fontanilla, May-Ann C Corbillon, Mark Angelo S Malanum, Froilan A Fillone. Physiological responses of the pectinate Venus clam, Gafrarium pectinatum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) to increasing turbidity concentrations. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2018;6(1):83-86.
