Morphological characteristics and genetic diversity of the Anadara antiquata distribution in Central Vietnam

Anadara antiquata belongs to the Mollusca phylum, class Bivalvia, distributed in coastal areas of Vietnam, with high nutritional and economic value. This study focused on morphological characteristics genetic diversity A. six regions central Vietnam (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Phu Yen, Nha Trang, Binh Thuan Thanh Hoa). The analysis morphology had following results: shell width (SW: 41.45 mm), length (SL: 22.54 right height (HRV: 29.27 left sheath (Coach: 28.49 ligament (LL: 25.74 trochanteric cavity depth (UHR: 7.90 space (UHL: 8, 33 case symmetry (SRV: 8.58 mm) (SLV: 8.41 mm). mean volume (SV) (DSWT) were 4.45 ml 11.11 ml, respectively. average dry peel weight was 11.17 g. Genetic showed that 8 random primers used analyze DNA polymorphisms 41 87 amplified polymorphic bands.