Spermatophore development and ultrastructure of the mature sperm of Craterostigmus tasmanianus were studied using light and electron microscopy. In C. tasmanianus, as in the Scolopendromorpha, the spermatophore develops within the vas deferens. The latter consists of three parts, each with a different morphology. The first may be involved in guiding the sperm to roll up into typical ring-like structures, while the other two, which show an evident secretory activity, secrete the acellular wall of the spermatophores. The ultrastructure of mature spermatozoa showed that a very close similarity exists between Craterostigmorpha and Lithobiomorpha, especially regarding the organization of the connecting piece. Based on this similarity, we consider the Craterostigmomorpha together with the Scolopendromorpha, Geophilomorpha and Lithobiomorpha (=Pleurostigmophora) to be the sister group of the Scutigeromorpha.

Spermatophore development and sperm ultrastructure in Craterostigmus tasmanianus (Chilopoda, Craterostigmomorpha) / Carcupino, Marcella; Fausto, Am; Ortega, Mlb; Zapparoli, M; Mazzini, M.. - In: ZOOMORPHOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-213X. - 116:3(1996), pp. 103-110. [10.1007/BF02526942]

Spermatophore development and sperm ultrastructure in Craterostigmus tasmanianus (Chilopoda, Craterostigmomorpha)

CARCUPINO, Marcella;
1996-01-01

Abstract

Spermatophore development and ultrastructure of the mature sperm of Craterostigmus tasmanianus were studied using light and electron microscopy. In C. tasmanianus, as in the Scolopendromorpha, the spermatophore develops within the vas deferens. The latter consists of three parts, each with a different morphology. The first may be involved in guiding the sperm to roll up into typical ring-like structures, while the other two, which show an evident secretory activity, secrete the acellular wall of the spermatophores. The ultrastructure of mature spermatozoa showed that a very close similarity exists between Craterostigmorpha and Lithobiomorpha, especially regarding the organization of the connecting piece. Based on this similarity, we consider the Craterostigmomorpha together with the Scolopendromorpha, Geophilomorpha and Lithobiomorpha (=Pleurostigmophora) to be the sister group of the Scutigeromorpha.
1996
Spermatophore development and sperm ultrastructure in Craterostigmus tasmanianus (Chilopoda, Craterostigmomorpha) / Carcupino, Marcella; Fausto, Am; Ortega, Mlb; Zapparoli, M; Mazzini, M.. - In: ZOOMORPHOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-213X. - 116:3(1996), pp. 103-110. [10.1007/BF02526942]
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