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Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters

A study on the diversity and distribution of Pteriidae oysters in Malaysian waters has been conducted at 9 locations which covered the Straits of Malacca (6 locations}, the South China Sea (2 locations} and the Sulawesi Sea (1 location). A total of 12 species of pteriids from two genera were identif...

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Main Author: Cheah, Wee
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
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spelling my.usm.eprints.51103 http://eprints.usm.my/51103/ Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters Cheah, Wee QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) A study on the diversity and distribution of Pteriidae oysters in Malaysian waters has been conducted at 9 locations which covered the Straits of Malacca (6 locations}, the South China Sea (2 locations} and the Sulawesi Sea (1 location). A total of 12 species of pteriids from two genera were identified with 7 species from the genus Pinctada, namely, P. albina, P. chemnitzii, P. fucata, P. maculata, P. margaritifera, P. maxima, and P. nigra while 5 species from the genus Pteria, namely, P. avicular, P. brevialata, P. contumix, P. loveni, and P. penguin. Of these, nine species are first time recorded in Malaysian waters. Combination of twelve shell characters and morphometric measurement were found to be useful in the identification of Pteriidae oyster up to species level but only restricted to well-preserved shells that not differed much from its original shapes. 2017-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/51103/1/Diversity%20And%20Distribution%20Of%20Pteriidae%20%28Mollusca%20Bivalvia%29%20In%20Malaysian%20Waters%20-%2024%20Pages.pdf Cheah, Wee (2017) Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Cheah, Wee
Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
description A study on the diversity and distribution of Pteriidae oysters in Malaysian waters has been conducted at 9 locations which covered the Straits of Malacca (6 locations}, the South China Sea (2 locations} and the Sulawesi Sea (1 location). A total of 12 species of pteriids from two genera were identified with 7 species from the genus Pinctada, namely, P. albina, P. chemnitzii, P. fucata, P. maculata, P. margaritifera, P. maxima, and P. nigra while 5 species from the genus Pteria, namely, P. avicular, P. brevialata, P. contumix, P. loveni, and P. penguin. Of these, nine species are first time recorded in Malaysian waters. Combination of twelve shell characters and morphometric measurement were found to be useful in the identification of Pteriidae oyster up to species level but only restricted to well-preserved shells that not differed much from its original shapes.
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author Cheah, Wee
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title Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
title_short Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
title_full Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
title_fullStr Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
title_full_unstemmed Diversity And Distribution Of Pteriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) In Malaysian Waters
title_sort diversity and distribution of pteriidae (mollusca: bivalvia) in malaysian waters
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.usm.my/51103/1/Diversity%20And%20Distribution%20Of%20Pteriidae%20%28Mollusca%20Bivalvia%29%20In%20Malaysian%20Waters%20-%2024%20Pages.pdf
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