Reproductive cycle of Antedon mediterranea (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) : correlation between morphology and physiology
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Reproductive cycle of Antedon mediterranea (Crinoidea, Echinodermata) : correlation between morphology and physiology / A. Barbaglio, A. Biressi, G. Melone, F. Bonasoro, R. Lavado, C. Porte, M.D. Candia. - In: ZOOMORPHOLOGY. - ISSN 0720-213X. - 128:2(2009 Apr), pp. 119-134.
Abstract:
Gonads of the mediterranean crinoid Antedon mediterranea were analyzed in order to reconstruct their histological organization. The tissue arrangement resembled that previously described in other crinoids. Five reproductive stages were identified in both males and females: recovery, growing, premature, mature, spent. Sexually dimorphic characters were observed at the gonopore level. Hermaphroditic individuals were never detected. There were novel findings concerning somatic accessory cells of the gonads. The reproductive cycle periodicity was indicated by analysis of reproductive stage frequencies in the period 2003–2005: spring and winter were the seasons with highest and lowest maturity levels, respectively. A role in the regulation of reproduction was hypothesized for testosterone and 17β-estradiol, which were found to be present in A. mediterranea tissues and to vary during the reproductive cycle, thus suggesting a correlation between steroid levels and morphologically recognizable reproductive stages.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Echinoderms ; Oogenesis ; Spermatogenesis ; Testosterone ; Estradiol
Elenco autori:
A. Barbaglio, A. Biressi, G. Melone, F. Bonasoro, R. Lavado, C. Porte, M.D. Candia
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