Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the white clam Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) (Mollusca: Pelecypoda)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 399-401

  Ortiz Ordoñez, Esperanza ^a,c   Uría Galicia, Esther ^a,c   Silva Olivares, Angelica ^b   Tsutsumi, Victor ^b   Shibayama, Mineko ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c Becario COFAA ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chione; Spermatogenesis; Ultrastructure; White clam

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CELL ORGANELLE; GERM CELL; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPERMATOPHORE; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANADARA TUBERCULOSA; BIVALVIA; CHIONE CALIFORNIENSIS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33747630458     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[399:UOSITW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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