Ultrastructure of sperm development and mature sperm morphology in three species of commensal bivalves (Mollusca: Galeommatoidea)

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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1990
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Ultrastructural features of the ovotestes, spermatogenesis, and the mature sperm are described for three galeommatid bivalves, Divariscintilla yoyo, Divariscintilla troglodytes, and Scintilla sp., from stomatopod burrows in eastern Florida. All three species yielded similar results except with respect to mature sperm dimensions. The ovotestis contains three types of somatic cells within the testicular portion: flattened myoepithelial cells defining the outer acinal wall; underlying pleomorphic follicle cells containing abundant glycogen deposits; and scattered, amoeboid cells containing lysosomal-like inclusions which are closely associated with developing sperm.

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14 p.
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3342297
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Ultrastructural features of the ovotestes, spermatogenesis, and the mature sperm are described for three galeommatid bivalves, Divariscintilla yoyo, Divariscintilla troglodytes, and Scintilla sp., from stomatopod burrows in eastern Florida. All three species yielded similar results except with respect to mature sperm dimensions. The ovotestis contains three types of somatic cells within the testicular portion: flattened myoepithelial cells defining the outer acinal wall; underlying pleomorphic follicle cells containing abundant glycogen deposits; and scattered, amoeboid cells containing lysosomal-like inclusions which are closely associated with developing sperm.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ and may be cited as: Eckelbarger, K. J., Bieler, R., & Mikkelsen, P. M. (1990). Ultrastructure of sperm development and mature sperm morphology in three species of commensal bivalves (Mollusca: Galeommatoidea). Journal of Morphology, 205(1), 63-75. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052050107
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #764.
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1990
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1990
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10.1002/jmor.1052050107
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1990
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Eckelbarger, Kevin J.

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Ultrastructure of sperm development and mature sperm morphology in three species of commensal bivalves (Mollusca: Galeommatoidea)
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
1990
single unit
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Ultrastructure of sperm development and mature sperm morphology in three species of commensal bivalves (Mollusca: Galeommatoidea)
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Ultrastructure of sperm development and mature sperm morphology in three species of commensal bivalves (Mollusca: Galeommatoidea)