Electron microscopic study of spermiogenesis in the free-living marine nematode Leptosomatides marinae Platonova 1976 (Enoplida: Leptosomatidae)

Russian Journal of Marine Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-163

  Afanasiev Grigoriev, A G ^a   Yushin, V V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Deontostoma californicum; Gametogenesis; Membranous organelles; Nuclearenvelope; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa; Spermiogenesis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; NEMATODE; SPERM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DEONTOSTOMA CALIFORNICUM; ENOPLIDA; LEPTOSOMATIDAE (NEMATODES); LEPTOSOMATIDES;

EID: 65649122703     PISSN: 10630740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1063074009020072     Document Type: Article

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