Abstract
The rate of sex reversal in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum was 19.0%. The male to female sex reversal ratio was 21.1%, which was higher than the female to male sex reversal ratio of 12.9%. Based on our results, R. philippinarum is confirmed to be a sequential hermaphrodite.
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Acknowledgements
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2012-0004670).