Comparative ultrastructure of spermatozoa of the redclaw Cherax quadricarinatus and the yabby Cherax destructor (Decapoda,Parastacidae) |
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Affiliation: | 1. A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 17 Palchevsky Street, Vladivostok 690059, Russia;2. Far Eastern Federal University, 8 Sukhanov Street, Vladivostok 690950, Russia;1. Fisheries Faculty, Fırat University, 23119, Elazığ, Turkey;2. Fırat University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, 23119, Elazığ, Turkey;1. School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;2. School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia |
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Abstract: | Ultrastructure of spermatozoa of redclaw Cherax quadricarinatus and yabby Cherax destructor were described and compared. The acrosome complex and nucleus are located at the anterior and posterior region of the spermatozoon, respectively. The acrosome is a complex vesicle divided into two parts: the main body of the acrosome appears as a dense cup-shaped structure in longitudinal sagittal view, with the subacrosome zone occupying the central area of the vesicle. The acrosome is larger in C. quadricarinatus (width 2.37 ± 0.27 μm, length 1.31 ± 0.23 μm) than in C. destructor (width 1.80 ± 0.27 μm, length 1.01 ± 0.15 μm). There was no significant difference in L:W ratios of the studied species. The subacrosome zone in both species consists of two areas of different electron density. The nucleus is substantially decondensed and irregular in shape, with elaborate extended processes. The examined species exhibited a well-conserved structure of crayfish spermatozoon, similar to those of Cherax cainii and Cherax albidus. Small acrosome size, the absence of radial arms, and an extracellular capsule seem to be the morphological features that mostly distinguish Cherax from the Astacidae and Cambaridae. |
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Keywords: | Acrosome Crayfish Decapoda Spermatozoon Transmission electron microscopy |
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