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The structure of encysted sperm of some British Pseudoscorpiones (Arachnida)
Author(s) -
Legg Gerald
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1973.tb05057.x
Subject(s) - biology , sperm , anatomy , morphology (biology) , protein filament , gross morphology , zoology , botany , genetics
The sperm of pseudoscorpions consists of a coiled head (nuclear material), axial filament and an “annular” mitochondrion, all enclosed within a cyst. Variations occur in the gross morphology of different pseudoscorpion sperm. These variations are discussed in terms of possible morphological relationships.