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Lanna, E; Klautau, M. (2010). Oogenesis and spermatogenesis in Paraleucilla magna (Porifera, Calcarea). Zoomorphology. 129: 249–261.
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Lanna, E; Klautau, M.
2010
Oogenesis and spermatogenesis in <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera, Calcarea).
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129: 249–261
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Gametogenesis in Calcarea is still poorly known; therefore, in this work, we describe the gametogenesis of Paraleucilla magna (Porifera, Calcarea) using light and electron microscopy. Male and female gametes derived from choanocytes. Oocytes grew inside a follicle-like structure composed of pinacocyte-like cells and choanocytes. They were nourished through nutrient transfer from nurse cells and through bacteria phagocytosis, which was never documented for a calcarean species.Mature oocytes were typical, spherical, with nucleolated nuclei and a cytoplasm filled with different types of inclusions and digestive vesicles. Nuage was also found. Spermatogenesis occurred in the lumen of differentiated choanocyte chambers, and spermatic cysts were never formed. Spherical spermatogonia without flagellum or collar were derived from hourglass-shaped primordial germ cells. Spermatozoa were of the ‘aberrant type’, showed a compact electron-dense nucleus and a homogeneous granulated body in its cytoplasm. The gametogenesis of P. magna is similar to what has been observed for other Porifera and Eumetazoa.
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