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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Spermiogenesis in the vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)

F DamianiG D’ancona Lunetta

subject

Maleendocrine systemDendropoma petraeumHistologyGonadSpermiogenesisBiophysicsZoologyTestisGastropodamedicineAnimalsSpermatogenesislcsh:QH301-705.5Molluscabiologyurogenital systemProsobranchiaCell BiologyAnatomybiology.organism_classificationMale gonadSpermatidsSpermatozoamedicine.anatomical_structurelcsh:Biology (General)Mollusca

description

The structure and maturation of the male gonad of the Mediterranean vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum are described. Histological sections of the gonads were made throughout development and gonad activity was monitored at regular monthly intervals. During the autumn months the gonad is very small and is surrounded by a large quantity of connective tissue; it becomes more voluminous from December to August, with the highest growth peak in springtime. The stages of spermatogenesis were also observed and described.

https://doi.org/10.4081/1656