Observations on the structure of the male reproductive system and spermatogenesis of Nematodirus battus.
In the male reproductive system of Nematodirus battus the spermatogonia and spermatocytes and arranged upon a central rachis and the spermatocytes are characterized by the presence of cup-shaped membranous organelles which are formed in association with Golgi complexes and granular endoplasmic reticulum. Spermatozoa of N. battus in the male nematode have a electron-dense, conical tail-like region which contains the nuclear material and an elongate cytoplasmic region which contains the cell organelles. In the uterus of the female, however, the cytoplasmic region of the spermatozoon has an amoeboid appearance and in the seminal receptacle the cytoplasmic region is dome-shaped and many of the membranous organelles have connexions with the outer membrane of the spermatozoa. Movement was not observed in spermatozoa released from the seminal vesicle of the male worm.
D000818:Animals; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*