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Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the reef-building polychaete Phragmatopoma lapidosa (Sabellariidae) with special reference to acrosome morphogenesis

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Date Issued:
1984
Title: Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the reef-building polychaete Phragmatopoma lapidosa (Sabellariidae) with special reference to acrosome morphogenesis.
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Name(s): Eckelbarger, Kevin J., creator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Extent: 20 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3353742 (digitool), FADT3353742 (IID), fau:6591 (fedora), 10.1016/S0022-5320(84)80011-8 (doi)
Note(s): An ultrastructural investigation of spermatogenesis was conducted on the reef-building polychaete Phragmatopoma lapidosa. Spermatogonia are released into the coelomic cavity from small testes which are attached to the walls of intersegmental blood vessels. Spermatocytes and spermatids are connected by intercellular bridges and develop into mature sperm which are of the “primitive” type but which possess highly modified acrosomes. The mature sperm has a long, curved acrosome which consists of three morphological regions including an unusual anterior portion containing a series of parallel, transverse striations, a central collar, and a bulbous posterior region.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00225320 and may be cited as: Eckelbarger, K. J. (1984). Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the reef-building polychaete Phragmatopoma lapidosa (Sabellariidae) with special reference to acrosome morphogenesis. Journal of Ultrastructure Research, 89(2), 146-164. doi:10.1016/S0022-5320(84)80011-8
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #394.
Subject(s): Spermatogenesis
Polychaeta
Sabellariidae
Spermatozoa--Ultrastructure
Acrosome
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353742
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5320(84)80011-8
Restrictions on Access: ©1984 Elsevier B.V.
Host Institution: FAU