Reproductive Biology of Pearl Oyster (Pinctada radiata, Leach 1814) Based on Microscopic and Macroscopic Assessment of Both Sexes in the Eastern Mediterranean (South Evia Island)
The Atlantic pearl oyster, Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814), is an Indo-Pacific bivalve of the subtidal zone that has colonized habitats all over the Mediterranean.There is a lack of detailed information on the reproductive activity of P.radiata in Hellenic waters, especially following the recent amendment of national legislation aiming to regulate t