Histological Study on the Reversal Gonadal Activity in the Mussel Lithophaga truncata (Gray, 1843) during Testicular Phagocytosis (Pelecypoda - Mytilidae)
Abstract:Abstract:The histological observations of the gonad in the mussel Lithophaga truncata (Gray, 1843), inhabiting the Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia, indicated that there was only one gonadal cycle in the year. During NovemberFebruary the gonadal follicles were in a quiescent state. Follicles were few in number and scattered throughout the vesicular connective tissue. In females oogonia and previtellogenic oocytes predpminated the ovary. In males the follicles were small and scattered throughout the connective tiss… Show more
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