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Spermatogenesis and Spermiogenesis in Didymocystis wedli Ariola, 1902 (Didymozoidae, Digenea)
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BASILIO, M. C. Pamplona; FARIAS, M. F. D. Baptista; KOHN, Anna. Spermatogenesis and Spermiogenesis in Didymocystis wedli Ariola, 1902 (Didymozoidae, Digenea). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 96, n. 8, p. 1153-1159, Nov. 2001.
0074-0206
10.1590/S0074-02762001000800021
1678-8060
Autor
Basilio, M. C. Pamplona
Farias, M. F. D. Baptista
Kohn, Anna
Resumen
The ultrastructure of the male reproductive system of Didymocystis wedli was studied for the first
time, demonstrating spermiogenesis and spermatogenesis at different cell stages. The spermatozoa morphology was compared with that of other Digenea species.
It was observed that the different cells of the spermatogenesis process follow the classic pattern
reported for the majority of the parasitic platyhelminthes. During spermiogenesis, rootlet fibers,
electrondense bodies and median cytoplasmic process were not observed. The mature spermatozoa of
D. wedli were filiform, presenting nucleus, mitochondrion and two 9+1 axonemes, with a biflagellate
distal extremity