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Note on the natural pearl of Placenta placenta (Linnaeus)

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Title Note on the natural pearl of
Placenta placenta (Linnaeus)
 
Creator Murty, V Sriramachandra
 
Subject Pearl oyster
 
Description There is an extensive bed of Placenta placenta in the Kakinada Bay. About
26.2% of the population contains natural pearls which are fornaed on buccal
mass, gonad and mantle. The frequency of occurrence of pearls in larger individuals
is greater than that in smaller individuals. The pearls are lustrous and
in most cases are spherical. Most of the pearls are smaller than 3 mm.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1976
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1030/1/Article_28.pdf
Murty, V Sriramachandra (1976) Note on the natural pearl of Placenta placenta (Linnaeus). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 23 (1&2). pp. 243-246.