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Article: Fine structure of spermatozoa of the hagfish Eptatretus burgeri (Agnatha).
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- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- August 1, 1995
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Introduction
The reproductive life of the lamprey has been studied extensively (Kille, 1960; Nicander et al., 1968), but little is known about reproduction, especially fertilization, in hagfish (Dean, 1899; Walvig, 1963; Gorbman, 1983). The structures of the testes and spermatozoa of hagfish have been described in Myxine glutinosa, Bdellostoma burgeri, and B. stouti (Walvig, 1963); M. glutinosa (Nicander, 1970); E. burgeri (Patzner, 1977, 1982); Paramyxine atarni (Patzner, 1982); and E. stouti (Gorbman, 1990). Electron micrographical studies on the formation and structure of hagfish spermatozoa in Myxine circifrons, M. sp., Eptatretus stoutii, E. deani, and E. sp. ...