Resumo
It is described the sperm ultraestructure differentiation during spermiogenesis of Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786). The spermatozoon is an uniflagellated cell of the primitive type. The head region contains a rounded or conical nucleus surrounded by acrosome. The middle piece contains four mitochondria which are arranged around the axoneme. The flagellum contains the usual microtubular axoneme.
Mollusca; Bivalvia; Tagelus plebeius; ultrastructure; spermatozoa
Mollusca; Bivalvia; Tagelus plebeius; ultrastructure; spermatozoa
Estrutura fina do espermatozóide de Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) do litoral norte do Brasil
Fine structure of the spermatozoon of Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot) (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of the North littoral of Brazil
Edilson MatosI; Patrícia MatosII; Graça CasalIII; Carlos AzevedoIV
IDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Histologia e Embriologia, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias do Pará. 66077-530 Belém, Pará, Brasil
IIDepartamento de Histologia e Embriologia, Universidade Federal do Pará. 66075-900 Belém, Pará, Brasil
IIILaboratório de Biologia Celular, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde. 4580 Paredes, Portugal
IVDepartamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade do Porto. 4050 Porto, Portugal
ABSTRACT
It is described the sperm ultraestructure differentiation during spermiogenesis of Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786). The spermatozoon is an uniflagellated cell of the primitive type. The head region contains a rounded or conical nucleus surrounded by acrosome. The middle piece contains four mitochondria which are arranged around the axoneme. The flagellum contains the usual microtubular axoneme.
Key words: Mollusca, Bivalvia, Tagelus plebeius, ultrastructure, spermatozoa
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AGRADECIMENTOS. Ao Prof. Dr. Osmar Domaneschi (Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo) pela identificação da espécie. Ao Sr João Carvalheiro pelo serviço iconográfico. Trabalho parcialmente subsidiado pela Universidade do Porto/Portugal, FCAP, UFPa, CEPNOR/IBAMA, e Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida (Portugal).
Recebido em 04.VII.1996; aceito em 04.IX.1997.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
10 Jul 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
Set 1997
Histórico
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Recebido
04 Jul 1996 -
Aceito
04 Set 1997