The sperm structure and spermiogenesis of the morphologically peculiar heteropteran Coptosoma scutellatum has been examined with electron microscopy. The sperm has a short monolayer acrosome, a cylindrical nucleus, a 9 + 9 + 2 axoneme and two mitochondrial derivatives with crystallized matrix. It shows the synapomorphies typical of the group, consisting of (a) two crystallized areas in the mitochondrial derivatives; (b) the presence of two bridges connecting the intertubular material of the flagellar axoneme to the flattened cisterns adhering to the inner sides of the mitochondrial derivatives; (c) the absence of accessory bodies. The most interesting feature is the presence, in the early spermatid, of an extended centriole adjunct material with the shape of a large ribbon-like structure. This material surrounds the posterior nuclear region and extends anteriorly along the nucleus. It is a microtubule-organizing-center (MTOC) producing the many microtubules surrounding the sperm components At the end of spermiogenesis, the centriole adjunct material modifies into two kidney-like structures accompanying the nuclear posterior end and surrounding the modified centriole.
Dias, G., Lino-Neto, J., Mercati, D., Dallai, R. (2016). The sperm structure and spermiogenesis of the heteropteran Coptosoma scutellatum (Geoffroy) with emphasis on the development of the centriole adjunct. MICRON, 82, 33-40 [10.1016/j.micron.2015.12.005].
The sperm structure and spermiogenesis of the heteropteran Coptosoma scutellatum (Geoffroy) with emphasis on the development of the centriole adjunct
Mercati, David;Dallai, Romano
2016-01-01
Abstract
The sperm structure and spermiogenesis of the morphologically peculiar heteropteran Coptosoma scutellatum has been examined with electron microscopy. The sperm has a short monolayer acrosome, a cylindrical nucleus, a 9 + 9 + 2 axoneme and two mitochondrial derivatives with crystallized matrix. It shows the synapomorphies typical of the group, consisting of (a) two crystallized areas in the mitochondrial derivatives; (b) the presence of two bridges connecting the intertubular material of the flagellar axoneme to the flattened cisterns adhering to the inner sides of the mitochondrial derivatives; (c) the absence of accessory bodies. The most interesting feature is the presence, in the early spermatid, of an extended centriole adjunct material with the shape of a large ribbon-like structure. This material surrounds the posterior nuclear region and extends anteriorly along the nucleus. It is a microtubule-organizing-center (MTOC) producing the many microtubules surrounding the sperm components At the end of spermiogenesis, the centriole adjunct material modifies into two kidney-like structures accompanying the nuclear posterior end and surrounding the modified centriole.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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