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Ultrastructure of the Matured Egg Envelope in Pond Smelt, Osmeridae, Teleostei

경골어류 바다빙어과 빙어의 성숙란 난막 미세구조

  • Kim, Dong-Heui (Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Goo (Faculty of Biological science, College of Natural Sciences, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Reu, Dong-Suck (Department of Life Science, Cheongju University)
  • 김동희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 환경의생물학교실) ;
  • 김재구 (전북대학교 자연과학대학 생물과학부) ;
  • 류동석 (청주대학교 생명과학과)
  • Received : 2011.02.07
  • Accepted : 2011.03.21
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

The ultrastructure of the matured egg envelope in Pond smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis belonging to Osmeridae, Osmeriformes were investigated by routine light and electron microscopes. The matured egg have two egg envelopes and have a single micropyle, which is thought to the pathway of sperm in the area of the animal pole. An outer egg envelope was surrounded by a follicular layer and outer surface of inner egg envelope have structure with high electron density. Also, the inner egg envelope consisted of 6 horizontal lamellae with higher electron density alternating with 5 interlamellae of lower electron density. Many grooves distributed on the outer surface of outer egg envelope, and the outer surface of inner egg envelope was covered by amorphous structures. In conclusion, the egg of teleost is surrounded by one egg envelope according to the studies on morphology of egg envelope up to the present. The fact that have two egg envelopes is a species specificity of Pond smelt and these ultrastructural characters of egg envelope can be utilized in taxonomy of teleost.

바다빙어목(Osmeriformes), 바다빙어과(Osmeridae)에 속하는 빙어(Hypomesus nipponensis)의 성숙란 난막구조를 광학현미경과 전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 빙어의 성숙란은 두 개의 난막으로 둘러싸여 있었으며 바깥쪽 난막의 외층은 한 층의 여포세포가 분포하고 있었고 안쪽의 난막 바깥쪽은 호염기성을 나타내는 구조물들이 배열하고 있었다. 난막의 단면을 투과전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과 두 개의 난막 중 바깥쪽 막은 전자밀도가 균일한 한 층으로 되어 있었고 안쪽막은 전자밀도가 높은 6층이 전자밀도가 낮은 5층에 의해서 분리되어 층상구조를 하고 있었다. 주사전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과 바깥쪽 막은 홈들이 관찰되었고 안쪽막 표면은 무정형의 구조물들이 산재하고 있었다. 또한 동물극 쪽에 한 개의 난문이 관찰되었다. 이상과 같이 빙어의 성숙란은 지금까지 보고된 경골어류의 경우 한 개의 난막으로 둘러싸여 있는데 비해서 두 개의 난막으로 둘러싸여 있다는 것은 매우 중요한 빙어의 종특이성을 나타내며 난막의 미세구조적 특징들은 종을 분류하는 데 이용될 수 있다.

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