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Transmission and scanning electron microscopy of the male reproductive system of Schistosoma margrebowiei Le Roux, 1933

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. H. H. Awad  and
A. J. Probert
A. H. H. Awad
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL572UW, UK
A. J. Probert
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL572UW, UK
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Abstract

The structure of the male reproductive system of Schistosoma margrebowiei as viewed by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy is described. The cirrus tube opens at the genital pore without the presence of a cirrus and is spongy and leaf-like. The structure of the germinal and non-germinal cells of the testes are described. The spermatozoon consists of a head, without an acrosome, and a flagellum with a 9+0 arrangement of microtubles in the axial filament. A large mass of mitochondria is situated in the anterior end of the head and cortically arranged longitudinally running microtubles are present. The apical region of the epithelial cells of the vas deferens extends into the lumen of the duct forming convoluted lamellae. This arrangement, together with the presence of dense bodies within the cells, suggests that these cells have a secretory function.

Keywords

Schistosoma margrebowieimale wormsreproductive systemscanning electron microscopytransmission electron microscopymorphologyultrastructure
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 197 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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