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Article: New parasitology findings from University of Corsica described.(Report)
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- Science Letter
- Article date:
- July 28, 2009
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According to a study from Corte, France, "The ultrastructure of the spermatozoon of Siphoderina elongata was studied by transmission electron microscopy. A description and drawings of the mature spermatozoon are presented in this paper."
"Several ultrastructural elements of this male gamete have been observed: a nucleus, two mitochondria, two axonemes of 9 + ''1'' pattern, external ornamentation of the plasma membrane, spine-like bodies and cortical microtubules. The presence, the location or the number of these elements have been compared with other digenean spermatozoa. Moreover, a close attention was paid to the organization of the external ornamentation ...