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Ultrastructure of the ovary and oogenesis in the ovoviviparous ophiuroid Ophiolepis paucispina (Echinodermata)
| Title: | Ultrastructure of the ovary and oogenesis in the ovoviviparous ophiuroid Ophiolepis paucispina (Echinodermata). |
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| Name(s): |
Byrne, M., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Extent: | 18 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3171560 (digitool), FADT3171560 (IID), fau:5625 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
This study describes the ultrastructure of the ovary and oogenesis of Ophiolepis paucispina (Say), a small hermaphroditic ophiuroid (5-7 mm disc diameter) that broods its young in the genital bursae (Hendler, 1979). Like most brooding ophiuroids (Hendler, 1975, 1979; Strathmann and Strathmann, 1982), 0. paucispina is ovoviviparous and produces a small number (2-20) of large oocytes (400 µm diameter). Embryonic development appears to be completely supported by the nutrient reserves present in the oocyte. This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Byrne, M. (1989). Ultrastructure of the ovary and oogenesis in the ovoviviparous ophiuroid Ophiolepis paucispina (Echinodermata). The Biological Bulletin, 176(2), 79-95. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #690. |
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| Subject(s): |
Ophiurodea Ovaries Oogenesis Echinoderms Echinodermata |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171560 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
