The fine structure of mature spermatozoon of the strepsipteran Halictophagus chilensis Hofmann was studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. The spermatozoon was seen to have an elongated head and a tail with a <<9 + 9 + 2>> axoneme and two mitochondrial derivatives. The mono-layered acrosome is conical in shape and the long nucleus has an internal channel of uncondensed chromatin. The tail is five times longer than the head and the end of the axoneme shows progressive loss of microtubules. These findings are compared with the sperm ultrastructure of other strepsipteran species studied so far.
THE SPERMATOZOON OF HALICTOPHAGUS-CHILENSIS HOFMANN (STREPSIPTERA, HALICTOPHAGIDAE) / CARCUPINO M; MAZZINI M; OLMI M; KATHIRITHAMBY J. - In: BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA. - ISSN 0373-4137. - 60:4(1993), pp. 361-365.
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Titolo: | THE SPERMATOZOON OF HALICTOPHAGUS-CHILENSIS HOFMANN (STREPSIPTERA, HALICTOPHAGIDAE) | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 1993 | |
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Citazione: | THE SPERMATOZOON OF HALICTOPHAGUS-CHILENSIS HOFMANN (STREPSIPTERA, HALICTOPHAGIDAE) / CARCUPINO M; MAZZINI M; OLMI M; KATHIRITHAMBY J. - In: BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA. - ISSN 0373-4137. - 60:4(1993), pp. 361-365. | |
Abstract: | The fine structure of mature spermatozoon of the strepsipteran Halictophagus chilensis Hofmann was studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. The spermatozoon was seen to have an elongated head and a tail with a <<9 + 9 + 2>> axoneme and two mitochondrial derivatives. The mono-layered acrosome is conical in shape and the long nucleus has an internal channel of uncondensed chromatin. The tail is five times longer than the head and the end of the axoneme shows progressive loss of microtubules. These findings are compared with the sperm ultrastructure of other strepsipteran species studied so far. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11388/48872 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |