Browse > Article

Anatomical Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa of Platichthys stellatus (Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectiformes) from Korea  

Kwon, Ae Sook (Department of Nursing, Kyong Woon University)
Kim, Kgu Hwan (Department of Radiological Technology, Daegu Health College)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.26, no.4, 2014 , pp. 274-280 More about this Journal
Abstract
The spermatozoa of Platichthys stellatus is relatively simple cells composed of a spherical head, a short midpiece, and a tail, as in most Pleuronectiformes. The ultrastructure is characterized by the following features: a round nucleus with a deep nuclear fossa, the centriolar complex located at a right angle to each other, a short midpiece, a tail with paired lateral ribbon and no acrosome. However there are some minor morphological differences, including the appearance and number of the mitochondria, the shape and size of the nuclear fossa and the structure of the basal body. Especially the basal body structure consisting of a basal foot, a rootlet and nine alar sheets structures varies considerably in different species. It can be used as indicator of relationships in Pleuronectiformes because minute morphological differences might have functional and evolutionary significance. In conclusion, the spermatozoa of P. stellatus show a certain structural homogeneity and provide support for the concept that ultrastructural features of spermatozoa can be useful in taxonomic studies of Pleuronectiformes.
Keywords
Spermatozoa; ultrastructure; Pleuronectiformes;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Afzelius, B.A. 1979. Sperm structure in relation to phylogeny in Lower Metazoa. The spermatozoon: Maturation, Motility and Surface Properties. In: Fawcett, D.M. and J.M. Bedford (eds.), Baltimore and Munich, Urban/Schwarzenberg. pp. 243-251.
2 Afzelius, B.A. 1982. Evolutionary and functional aspects. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Flagella. In: Amos, W.B. and J.G. Duckett (eds.), Cambridge Univ. London Press. pp. 495-519.
3 Anderoson, R.G.W. 1972. The three dimentional structure of the basal body from the rhesus monkey oviduct. J. Cell Biol., 54: 246-265.   DOI
4 Baccetti, B. 1987. News on phylogenetical and taxonomical spermatology. New Horizons in Sperm Cell Research. In: Mohri, H. (ed.), Japan Sci. Sol. Press, Tokyo Gordon and Breach Sci. Publ., New York. pp. 333-348.
5 Baccetti, B.A.G., G. Burrini, D. Callaini and G. Gribertini. 1984. Fish germinal cells. I. Comparative spermatology of seven cyprinid species. Gamete Res., 10: 373-396.   DOI
6 Billard, R. 1970. Ultrastructure comparee de spermatozoides de quelques poissons Teleosteens. Comparative Spermatology. In: Baccetti, B. (ed.), Academic Press, New York. pp. 71-79.
7 Billard, R. 1973. Spermiogenesis in the rainbow trout (Salmon gairdneri): an ultrastructural study. Cell Tissue Res., 233: 265-284.
8 Billard, R. 1986. Spermatognesis and spermatologyf some teleost fish species. Reprod. Natr. Dev., 26: 877-920.   DOI
9 Casas, M.T., S. Mouoz-Guerra and J.A. Subirana. 1981. Preliminary report on the ultrastructure of chromatin in the histone containing spermatozoa of a teleost fish. Biol. Cell., 40: 87-92.
10 Gardiner, D.M. 1978. Fine structure of the spermatozoon of the viviparous teleost, Cymatogaster aggregata. J. Fish Biol., 13: 435-438.   DOI
11 Grier, H.J. 1973. Ultrastructure of the testis in the teleost Poecilia latioinna spermiogenesis with reference to the intercentriolar lamellated body. J. Ultrastuct Res., 45: 82-92.   DOI
12 Grier, H.J. 1976. Sperm development in teleost Oryzias latipet. Cell Tissue Res., 168: 419-431.   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Gwo, J.C. 1995. Spermatozoa ultrastructure of the teleost fish Acanthopagrus latus (Perciformes, Sparidae) with special reference to the basal body. J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 27: 391-396.
14 Gwo, J.C. and C.R. Arnold. 1992. Cryopreservation of Atlantic croaker spermatozoa : Evaluation of morphological changes. J. Exp. Zool., 264: 444-453.   DOI   ScienceOn
15 Gwo, J.C. and H.H. Gwo. 1993. Spermatogenesi in the black porgy (Teleostei, Perciformes, Sparidae). Mol. Reprod. Dev., 36: 75-83.   DOI   ScienceOn
16 Gwo, J.C., H.H. Gwo and S.L. Chang. 1993. The ultrastructure of Acanthopagrus schlegeli spermatozoon. J. Morphoil., 216: 29-33.   DOI
17 Gwo, J.C., H.H. Gwo, Y.S. Kao, B.H. Lin and H. Shih. 1994a. Sprtmatozoan ultrastructure of two species of grouper Epinephelus malabaricus and Plectropomus leopardus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Serranidae) from Taiwan. J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 26: 131-136.
18 Gwo, J.C., X.W. Lin, H.H. Gwo, H.C. Wu and P.W. Lin. 1996. The ultrastructure of Formosan landlockes salmon, Oncorhynchus masou formosanus, spermatozoon (Teleostei, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae). J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 28: 33-40.
19 Gwo, J.C., X.W. Lin, Y.S. Kao and H.H.S. Chang. 1994b. The ultrastructure of ayu, Plecoglossus altiveli, spermatozoon (Teleostei, Salmoniformes, Plecoglossidae), J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 26: 467-472.
20 Gwo, J.C., Y.S. Kao, X.W. Lin, S.L. Chang and M.S. Su. 1995. The ultrastructure of milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskal), spermatozoon (Teleostei, Gonorynchiformes, Chanidae), J. Submicrosc. Cytol. Pathol., 27: 99-104.
21 Healy, J.M. 1987. Spermatozoan ultrastructure and its bearing on gastropod classification and evolution. Aast. Zool., 24: 108-113.   DOI
22 Idelman, S. 1967. Donnees recentes sur l'infrastructure du spermatozoide. Ann. Biol., 6: 113-190.
23 Jamieson, B.G.M. 1989. Complex spermatozoon of the livebearing galf beak, Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus (Beeker): Ultrasturctural description (Euteleostei, Atherinomorpha, Belonifromes). Gamete Res., 24: 247-259.   DOI
24 Jamieson, B.G.M. 1991. Fish evolution and systematics: Evidence from spermatozoa. Combridge Univ Press. New York.
25 Kwon, A.S. and K.H. Kim. 2004. A comparative of ultrastructure of spermatozoa of two Catfish, Silurus asotus and S. microdorsalis (Teleostei, Siluridae). Korean J. Ichthyol., 16: 128-134.
26 Jones, P.R. and R.D. Butler. 1988. Spermatozoon ultrastructure of Platichtbys flesus. J. Ultrastruct. Mol. Strucut. Res., 98: 71-82.   DOI   ScienceOn
27 Kim, K.H., A.S. Kwon and B.C. Lee. 2007. Ultrastructure of spermatozoa of the light bullhead Leiocassis nitidus (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Bagridae). J. Fish. Sci. Technol., 10: 196-199.
28 Kim, K.H., B.C. Lee and M.M. Nam. 2011. Anatomical ultrastructure of spermatozoa of Paralichtys olivaceus (Paralichthyidae, Pleuronectiformes). Korean J. Ichthyol., 23: 106-110.
29 Kwon, A.S., K.H. Kim and Y.H. Lee. 1998. Ultrastructure of spermatozoa in the catfish, Silurus astotus. Dev. Reprod., 2: 75-80.
30 Lahnateiner, F., R.A. Patzner and T. Weismann. 1991. The fine structure of spermatozoa of the grayling, Thymallus thmallus (Pisces, Teleostei). J. Submicroc. Cytol. Pathol., 23: 373-377.
31 Mattei, C. and X. Mattei. 1978. La spermiogeneese dun poisson teleosteen (Lepadogasrer lepadogaster). II. Le Ultrastruct. Res., 88: 223-228.
32 Mattei, X. 1970. Spermiogenese Comparee des poissons. Comparative Spermatology. In: Baccetti B.C. (ed.), Academic Press. New York, pp. 57-69.
33 Mattei, X. 1991. Spermatozoon ultrastructure and it systematic implication in fishes. Can J. Zool., 69: 3038-3055   DOI
34 Mattei, X. and C. Mattei. 1976. Spermatoziodes a deus flagelles de type 9+0 chez Lampanytus sp. (Poisson, Myctophidae). J. Microx. Bilo. Cell., 25: 187-189.
35 Poirier, G.R. and N. Nicholson. 1982. Fine structure of the testicular spermatozoa from the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, J. Ultrastruct. Res., 80: 104-110.   DOI   ScienceOn
36 Stein, H. 1981. Licht und elektronenoptische Untersuchungen an den Spermatozoen veschiedener Susswasserknochenfishe (Teleostei). Z. Angew. Zool., 68: 183-198.
37 Wheatley, D.N. 1982. The Centriole: A Central Enigma of Cell Biology. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
38 Summer, R.G. 1972. A new model for the structure of the centriolar satellite complex in seprmatozoa. J. Morphol., 137: 229-270.   DOI
39 Thiaw, O.T., X. Mattei, R. Romand and B. Marchand. 1986. Reinvestigation of spermatatic flagella structure the teleostean Cyprinodontidae. J. Ultrastructure. Mal. Struct. Res., 97: 109-118.   DOI   ScienceOn
40 Vorobjev, I.A. and E.J. Nadezhdina. 1987. The centrosome and its role in the organization of microtubules. Int. Rev. Cytol., 106: 227-293.   DOI