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KMID : 0381920120420020061
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Korean Journal of Microscopy
2012 Volume.42 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.66
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Ultrastructure of Blacktip Grouper, Epinephelus fasciatus Spermatozoa
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Kim Seong-Hoon
Lee Chi-Hoon
Song Young-Bo
Ju Hea-Sung
Kim Hyung-Bae
Lee Young-Don
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Abstract
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Ultrastructural characteristics of blacktip grouper, Epinephelus fasciatus spermatozoa were investigated using transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The spermatozoa of E. fasciatus consisted of a spherical head part, a midpiece with cytoplasmic canal entrance and a flagellum with lateral fins. Internal ultrastructurally, the nucleus contains high electron dense chromatin having granular particles and has no acrosome. The centriolar complex lies outside of the nuclear fossa and it is connected by the osmophilic filaments. Also the osmophilic filaments connect between the centriolar complex and the nuclear membrane. The midpiece contains eight to nine spherical mitochondria, cytoplasmic canal and necklaces. The flagellum has a typical 9+2 axonemal structure. The lateral fins contain vesicles and a typical 9+2 axonemal structure. Consequently this study contributes to comparative grouper spermatology and provide useful systematic taxonomic characters.
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KEYWORD
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Epinephelus fasciatus, Spermatozoa, Ultrastructure
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