Spermiogenesis and spermatozoal ultrastructure in Trichomycteridae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-389

  Spadella, Maria Angélica ^a   Oliveira, Claudio ^b   Quagio Grassiotto, Irani ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE MARÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catfish; Cysts of spermatids; Morphology; Phylogeny; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYST; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPERM; TAXONOMY; TELEOST; TYPE SPECIMEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CALLICHTHYIDAE; LORICARIIDAE; NEMATOGENYIDAE; OSTARIOPHYSAN; OSTARIOPHYSI; SCOLOPLACIDAE; SILURIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; TRICHOMYCTERIDAE; TRICHOMYCTERUS;

EID: 77956407092     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2009.00412.x     Document Type: Review

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