In the Asia-Pacific region, the COI DNA test revealed the divergence of the bivalve mollusc Mactra chinensis into three species; can these species be distinguished using shell coloration and sperm structure?

De novo assembly transcriptome analysis reveals the preliminary molecular mechanism of pigmentation in juveniles of the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria

(2020) Zhi Hu et al.   GENOMICS

Chemical evidence of rare porphyrins in purple shells of Crassostrea gigas oyster

(2020) Michel Bonnard et al.   Scientific Reports

Crosstalk of Genetic Variants, Allele-Specific DNA Methylation, and Environmental Factors for Complex Disease Risk

(2019) Huishan Wang et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

The roles of microRNAs in epigenetic regulation

(2019) Qian Yao et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Inheritance of shell pigmentation in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2019) Chengxun Xu et al.   AQUACULTURE

Unique sperm haplotypes are associated with phenotypically different sperm subpopulations in Astyanax fish

(2018) Richard Borowsky et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Keratan sulfate, a complex glycosaminoglycan with unique functional capability

(2018) Bruce Caterson et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Variation of sperm morphology in Pacific oyster precludes its use as a species marker but enables intraspecific geo-authentification and aquatic monitoring

(2018) Arkadiy Reunov et al.   HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH

MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms

(2018) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression analysis of the MITF gene in Yesso scallops (Patinopecten yessoensis) with different shell colors

(2018) Junxia Mao et al.   GENE

The Identification of Araliaceae Species by ITS2 Genetic Barcoding and Pollen Morphology

(2017) Arkadiy Reunov et al.   PLANTA MEDICA

Identification of keratan sulfate disaccharide at C-3 position of glucuronate of chondroitin sulfate from Mactra chinensis

(2016) K. Higashi et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Molluscan shell colour

(2016) Suzanne T. Williams   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of two Tunisian bivalves (Mactridae) Mactra corallina (Linnaeus, 1758) and Eastonia rugosa (Helbling, 1799) based on COI gene sequences

(2016) Imene Chetoui et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Identification of genes associated with shell color in the black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera

(2015) Sarah Lemer et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Transcriptome Analysis of Shell Color-Related Genes in the Clam Meretrix meretrix

(2015) Xin Yue et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Influence of Ecological Factors on the Production of Active Substances in the Anti-Cancer Plant Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S. Ying

(2015) Wei Liu et al.   PLoS One

Population subdivision of the surf clamMactra chinensisin the East China Sea: Changjiang River outflow is not the sole driver

(2015) Gang Ni et al.   PeerJ

Formation of bivalve shells and their microstructure

(2015) S. V. Popov   PALEONTOLOGICAL JOURNAL

RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies

(2014) Alexandros Stamatakis   BIOINFORMATICS

DNA barcoding and phylogeny in the family Mactridae (Bivalvia: Heterodonta): Evidence for cryptic species

(2012) Lehai Ni et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY

jModelTest 2: more models, new heuristics and parallel computing

(2012) Diego Darriba et al.   NATURE METHODS

MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

(2012) Fredrik Ronquist et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Epigenetic Modifications

(2011) Diane E. Handy et al.   CIRCULATION

Microsatellites reveal fine-scale genetic structure of the Chinese surf clam Mactra chinensis (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mactridae) in Northern China

(2011) Lehai Ni et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

ABGD, Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery for primary species delimitation

(2011) N. PUILLANDRE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Sperm Polymorphism Within the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis: Divergence Between Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

(2010) Jessica A. Marks et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

The bivalve mollusc Mactra corallina: genetic evidence of existing sibling species

(2010) I. Guarniero et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Towards a molecular phylogeny of Mollusks: Bivalves’ early evolution as revealed by mitochondrial genes

(2010) Federico Plazzi et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The biology, ecology and functional aspects of the organs of feeding and digestion of the S.E. Asian mangrove bivalve, Enigmonia aenigmatica (Mollusca: Anomiacea)

(2009) Brian Morton   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Extensive hybridization with minimal introgression in Mytilus galloprovincialis and M. trossulus in Hokkaido, Japan

(2009) PM Brannock et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Adaptive shell color plasticity during the early ontogeny of an intertidal keystone snail

(2009) P. H. Manriquez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Inheritance of predominantly hidden shell colours in Macoma balthica (L.) (Bivalvia:Tellinidae)

(2008) P. C. Luttikhuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES