Sexual reproduction in four Caribbean commercial sponges. I. Reproductive cycles and spermatogenesis
作者:
HEATHERR. KAYE,
HENRYM. REISWIG,
期刊:
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
(Taylor Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 19,
issue 1
页码: 1-11
ISSN:0792-4259
年代: 1991
DOI:10.1080/07924259.1991.9672151
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: spermatogenesis;Dictyoceratida;electron microscopy;autofluorescence
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Sexual reproductive cycles of a Florida, U.S.A., population of four Caribbean commercial sponge species,Hippospongia lachne, Spongia barbara, S. cheirisandS. graminea, were determined by analysis of tissue samples collected over a three-year period. Spermatogenesis in these species was studied using light and transmission electron microscopy. The production of male gametes occurs in cysts within the endosomal tissue of mature specimens. Reproductive elements within an individual cyst develop synchronously while development between cysts is asynchronous. All available evidence suggests that these species are dioecious. Spermatogonia differentiate directly from choanocytesin situ.All cells of the chamber lose their collars and flagella and undergo mitosis to produce primary spermatocytes, each possessing a single flagellum. The ratio of nucleus to cell diameter in these cells is almost double that of choanocytes. Circumstantial evidence suggests that primary spermatocytes undergo meiosis to produce four spermatids, but confirmational chromatid linkage figures are still lacking. The mature spermatozoa lack both intermediate segments and acrosomes. Male gametes displayed a bright yellow-white autofluorescence when excited with blue light (460–485 nm).
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