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Histology and Histochemistry of the Male and Female Reproductive System of the Sesarmid Crab Muradium Tetragonum

  • Pothiappan Kumarasamy (P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Khadir Mohideen College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) ;
  • Viswambaram Ganapiriya (P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Khadir Mohideen College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) ;
  • Kannayiram Muthukumaravel (P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Khadir Mohideen College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) ;
  • Manickam Sasipriya (P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Khadir Mohideen College, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) ;
  • Bharathi Santhanabharathi (Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras) ;
  • Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa (Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras) ;
  • Marckasagayam Priyadharshini (Unit of Research in Radiation Biology & Environmental Radioactivity (URRBER), P.G & Research Department of Zoology, The New College (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras)
  • Received : 2022.11.30
  • Accepted : 2023.03.16
  • Published : 2023.04.10
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Abstract

The sesarmid crab Muradium tetragonum, inhabiting the mangrove, are considered as a key consumer of litter and thereby play an important role in the detritus food chain and energy flow in the mangrove ecosystem. The present investigation was carried out with objectives to enlighten the reproductive system of Muradium tetragonum through histological and histochemical studies. Histological organization of the testis of M. tetragonum revealed that each testis has a lobular structure consisting of several testicular lobules arranged around the collecting duct. Histology of the deferens of M. tetragonum revealed it to be composed of three-layer of tissues along the entire length:the outer connective tissue, the middle muscular and the inner epithelial layer. Based on the histological architecture these three regions are recognized as proximal vas deferens (PVD), middle vas deferens (MVD) and distal vas deferens (DVD). Histological characteristics of the ovary of M. tetragonum during different phases of ovarian development were studied. Based on the colour changes of the ovary and diameter of the oocytes five stages of ovarian development can be pronounced. Histochemical analysis of the male reproductive tissues of M. tetragonum signifies the secretion of a different biomolecule by specifying their origin in the reproductive tissue and their possible transformation into spermatophores. In the female reproductive tissues, histochemical evaluation envisaged the secretory products during different stages of ovarian development The secretory substances of the spermatheca expound on the significance of its secretion in dehiscing the spermatophore wall and in nourishing as well as protecting the spermatozoa.

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