Morphometric analysis as an application tool to differentiate three local pen shells species

• Main Authors: Idris, Mohd Hanafi, Arshad, Aziz, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan, Daud, Siti Khalijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18163/1/Morphometric%20%20Analysis%20%20as%20%20an%20%20Application%20%20Tool%20%20to%20%20Differentiate.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18163/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2031%20(2)%20Aug.%202008/20%20Page%20287-298.pdf

Pen shells are generally large bivalves, triangular in shape with light yellow-brown to dark brown colour. They live with their pointed end embedded in sediment, attached by abundant fine byssal threads. Pen shells are relatively common at the sandy substrate of the seagrass beds inhabited by Enhalu...