한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식 (Development and Reproduction)

  • 제17권2호
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  • Pages.121-132
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  • 2013
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  • 2465-9525(pISSN)
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  • 2465-9541(eISSN)
한국발생생물학회 (The Korean Society of Developmental Biology)
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Ultrastructural Characteristics of the Testis, Spermatogenesis and Taxonomic Values of Sperm Morphology in Male Ruditapes philippinarum in Western Korea

  • 투고 : 2013.05.26
  • 심사 : 2013.06.16
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Ultrastructural characteristics of the germ cells and accessory cells in testis during spermatogenesis and taxonomic values of mature sperm morphology of Ruditapes philippinarum were investigated by the transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscope observations. The testis is the diffuse organ that consists of branching acini containing developing germ cells and accessory cells associated with spermatogenesis. The morphology of the spermatozoon is of the primitive type and is somewhat different to those of other bivalves. The morphologies of the sperm nucleus type and the acrosome shape of this species have a cylinderical type and a modified cone shape, respectively. As some ultrastructural characteristics of the acrosomal vesicle, the peripheral parts of two basal rings show electron opaque part, while the apex part of the acrosome shows electron lucent part. These characteristics of sperm belong to the family Veneridae in the subclass Heterodonta, unlike a characteristic of the subclass Pteriomorphia showing all part of the acrosome being composed of electron opaque part. In particular, a cylinder-like nucleus of the sperm is curved. The spermatozoon is approximately $48-51{\mu}m$ in length, including a long acrosome (about $2.4{\mu}m$ in length), a curved sperm nucleus (about $3.40{\mu}m$ in length), and a tail flagellum. The axoneme of the sperm tail shows a 9+2 structure.

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