Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria,Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterranean coast

Despite the wide distribution of zoanthids, little is known about their pattern of reproduction. Here we investigate the reproductive biology of two Mediterranean species, the common Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt) and the rare Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni). For both species, samples were collected during an annual cycle, from January to December 2005, in the Western Mediterranean (Ligurian Sea, Italy). Both species are gonochoric. In P. axinellae the sex‐ratio (n colonies = 30) showed a slight predominance of male colonies (M/F = 1.35), whereas in the population of S. savaglia (n colonies = 15) a predominance of females was found (M/F = 0.3). In P. axinellae the first gametocytes were visible in March, whereas in S. savaglia they became visible in May. Both species reproduce at the end of autumn when seawater temperature begins to decrease. Parazoanthus axinellae (10 m depth) spawns eggs and sperms in November, whereas S. savaglia (67 m depth) spawns in December. In P. axinellae sexes were segregated on a rocky wall, with males occurring deeper, whereas male and female colonies of S. savaglia were irregularly dispersed in the population. The maximum number of oocytes differed between the species, being higher in P. axinellae than in S. savaglia.     

SPERMIOGENESIS IN THE YELLOWFIN PORGY (SPARUS LATUS HOUTTUYN), WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ASSOCIATED MITOCHONDRION

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中华绒螯蟹精子形成过程酸性磷酸酶的分布特征

将金属盐法与光镜、电镜技术相结合，研究中华绒螯蟹精子形成过程中酸性磷酸酶分布的变化．研究表明，在精子形成的早期，酸性磷酸酶由细胞质中的内质网小泡上产生，随后出现在细胞核内、顶体囊膜上及顶体管内，并且反应产物逐渐由分布均匀的细密颗粒聚集成分布均匀的较大的颗粒；当精子成熟后酸性磷酸酶均匀分布在顶体管中，反应产物颗粒比较大，穿孔器部分发现有少量酸性磷酸酶分布。     

Ultrastructure Developments During Spermiogenesis in Polydora ciliata （Annelida： Spionidae）,a Parasite of Mollusca

Spionid worms of Polydora ciliata inhabit the shells of many commercially important bivalves and cause disease in molluscan aquaculture. Their sperm structure is closely related to their fertilization method. To give an insight into the sperm structure and spermatogenesis, ultrastructure details of the subcellular components of germ cells during spermiogenesis of Polydora ciliata are detected by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. In P. ciliata, during spermiogenesis, chromatin is regularly arranged as dense fibrils and becomes more condensed when the nucleus elongates. Microtubules do not surround the nucleus during its elon- gation. The Golgi phase is characterized by the formation of proacrosomal granules within the Golgi apparatus. The proacrosomal granules fuse to form a single, spherical acrosomal vesicle that migrates to the anterior pole of the cell. At the time of nuclear con- densation, mitochondria become reduced in number but increased in size, causing deep indentation at the base of the nucleus. The mid-piece has a few mitochondria. The cap phase includes the spreading of the acrosomal granule over the surface of the nucleus of the differentiating spermatid. The acrosomal phase of spermiogenesis is typically associated with changes in the shape of the nucleus, acrosome and tail. The relationship of sperm ultrastructure to spermiogenesis in spionidae species was discussed.     

Ultrastructure developments during spermiogenesis in Polydora ciliata (Annelida: Spionidae), a parasite of mollusca

Spionid worms of Polydora ciliata inhabit the shells of many commercially important bivalves and cause disease in molluscan aquaculture. Their sperm structure is closely related to their fertilization method. To give an insight into the sperm structure and spermatogenesis, ultrastructure details of the subcellular components of germ cells during spermiogenesis of Polydora ciliata are detected by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In P. ciliata, during spermiogenesis, chromatin is regularly arranged as dense fibrils and becomes more condensed when the nucleus elongates. Microtubules do not surround the nucleus during its elongation. The Golgi phase is characterized by the formation of proacrosomal granules within the Golgi apparatus. The proacrosomal granules fuse to form a single, spherical acrosomal vesicle that migrates to the anterior pole of the cell. At the time of nuclear condensation, mitochondria become reduced in number but increased in size, causing deep indentation at the base of the nucleus. The mid-piece has a few mitochondria. The cap phase includes the spreading of the acrosomal granule over the surface of the nucleus of the differentiating spermatid. The acrosomal phase of spermiogenesis is typically associated with changes in the shape of the nucleus, acrosome and tail. The relationship of sperm ultrastructure to spermiogenesis in spionidae species was discussed.     

Spermiogenesis in the yellowfin porgy (Sparus latus Houttuyn), with emphasis on the associated mitochondrion

Transmission electron microscopy of the yellowfin porgy (Sparus latus Houttuyn) spermatozoa ultrastructure showed the spermatozoon as a primitive type made up of the acrosomeless head, the flagellum, and the midpiece, at the periphery of which was a relatively big mitochondrion with more complex structure. It was found that during spermiogenesis, only one relatively big mitochondrion occurred in both the spermatid and the spermatozoon. This is different from other teleost fishes. During spemiogenesis, the mitochondria number is one, and morphology did not change. All these are different from those of other fishes.     

鲻鱼精子发生和形成的超微结构研究

用透射电子显微镜研究了鲻鱼精子发生和精子形成过程.结果表明,鲻鱼早期精巢有两种类型的精原细胞,即A型和B型,在B型精原细胞可见核旁有类核周体(nuage),可视为精原细胞向初级精母细胞发育分化的一个重要标志.初级精母细胞减数分裂早期同源染色体配对明显可见,精子细胞之间存在着间桥联系.鲻鱼成熟精子的特点是细胞核呈马蹄形,核凹较浅,核前端无顶体,核内染色质呈粗颗粒状,核膜与质膜之间有较大的空隙.中段较短,近端中心粒和远端中心粒互相垂直.精子尾部细长,横切面为典型的“9+2”双联微管结构,两侧有侧鳍