Reproductive cycle of Ophiopholis mirabilis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in Zhangzi Island area, northern Yellow Sea  

作　　者：Nan YU Song SUN Guangtao ZHANG Fang ZHANG 

机构地区：[1]CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences,Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qingdao 266071,China [2]Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science,Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology,Qingdao 266237,China [3]Center for Ocean Mega-Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qingdao 266071,China [4]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China [5]Jiaozhou Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Station,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qingdao 266071,China

出　　处：《Journal of Oceanology and Limnology》2021年第1期173-184,共12页海洋湖沼学报（英文）

基　　金：Supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDA23050501,XDA19060201);the Key Program for International S&T Cooperation Projects:Sino-Australian Center for Healthy Coasts(No.2016YFE0101500);the Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences(No.U1606404);the Taishan Scholars Project to SUN Song。

摘　　要：Ophiopholis mirabilis is a common species with a high population density on the western coasts of the northern Pacifi c Ocean.The number of O.mirabilis has been increasing recently in the scallop aquaculture zone(the Zhangzi Island area,northern Yellow Sea)in China.To explore the mechanism of its population variation,the reproductive cycle of O.mirabilis was investigated in this area(39°04′N;122°51′E)from February 2017 through January 2018 and determined by the monthly gonad index(GI),histological examinations of the gonads and the oocyte size-frequency distribution.O.mirabilis had a clear annual reproductive cycle that was synchronous between males and females.Sea temperature and food availability played important roles in O.mirabilis reproduction.The GI value was less reliable for determining reproductive activity in O.mirabilis because the nutritive tissues within the gonads may be utilized to synthesize gametes,leading to a decrease in GI during maturation.The histological results also show that abundant nutritive phagocytes were present in the gonads of O.mirabilis,which,together with the germ cells,aff ected the weight of the gonads.In addition,the mature oocytes of O.mirabilis were relatively small(75–150μm),indicating that the larval development was planktotrophic.This study provided insights into the reproductive patterns and biology of O.mirabilis and is an essential basis for the quantity control of this species in aquaculture areas.

关 键 词：reproductive biology OPHIUROIDEA the northern Pacifi c Ocean Ophiopholis mirabilis 

分 类 号：Q945.5[生物学—植物学]