Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10959879 | Tissue and Cell | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The flagellar axoneme of the atypical spermatozoa (paraspermatozoa) of Mantispa perla (Neuroptera, Planipennia) contains accessory microtubules or rather macrotubules that are 55Â nm in diameter and that has a wall consisting of about 40 protofilaments. The sperm tail further contains two giant mitochondrial derivatives, which during spermiogenesis store an electron dense material. The mature spermatozoon has a flattened acrosome and a elliptical nucleus. These giant spermatozoa may furnish nutrients to the functional spermatozoa (euspermatozoa) when they reach the female genital tracts or/and they function in sperm competition filling the spermatheca.
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Authors
Romano Dallai, Pietro Lupetti, Giuseppe Osella, Björn A. Afzelius,