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Protandric hermaphrodite peculiarities in Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort (Teleostei, Pomacentridae)
R. ReinbothS. Brusle-sicardsubject
medicine.medical_specialtyOvotestisSomatic cellAquatic ScienceBiologyAndrologyFollicleProphasemedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologyHermaphroditeMeiosisInternal medicinemedicineBasal laminaSpermatogenesisEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Electron microscopy of the male phase of the ovotestis of Amphiprion frenatus, a protandric hermaphrodite, showed no connective tissue between male and female areas and, as the basal lamina was lacking both along the seminiferous tubules and round the previtellogenic oocytes, the male and female germ cells were only separated by their respective surrounding somatic cells (Sertoli and follicle cells). Besides previtellogenic oocytes, oocytes in meiotic prophase and very small (young) previtellogenic oocytes, were detected in the ovarian part, as spermatogenesis proceeded, revealing oogenetic activity. Degeneration of some previtellogenic oocytes and their follicle cells was discernible.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-03-01 | Journal of Fish Biology |