Lipid Classes and Fatty Acid Composition in the Female Gonad of Pecten maximus in Relation to Reproductive Cycle and Environmental Variables

Lipids in the female gonad of Pecten maximus from Rı́a de Arousa (N.W. Spain) were analysed for lipid class composition and fatty acid composition of triacylglycerols and phospholipids and their variations in relation to gametogenic cycle were studied for 16 months. The female condition index and stereological studies showed the existence of two principal spawning periods, winter and late spring-early summer. No sexual resting period was found...