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MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad124
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epididymis; fertilization duct; Gyrininae; histology; morphoanatomy; reproduction; sperm aggregation; spermatozoa; ultrastructure; whirligig beetle
We investigated the reproductive tracts of Gyretes sp. using light and transmission electron microscopies. The male has testes and accessory glands, while the female has ovaries, fertilization duct, and an accessory gland. These findings provide important information for understanding the reproductive biology and taxonomy of Gyretes.
We investigated the male and female reproductive tracts of Gyretes sp. with light and transmission electron microscopies. The male has a pair of testes with a single coiled follicle, followed by short efferent ducts, which have a similar shape and diameter to the testes. Long ducts (epididymides) with differential epithelium open in a pair of long vasa deferentia that lead to the accessory glands. Glycoprotein secretions from the vas deferens epithelium constitute the spermatostyle for spermatozoa aggregation. The female has numerous ovarioles per ovary, a coiled fertilization duct, an accessory gland, and an elongated vagina. Spermatozoa are stored as unaggregated cells in the fertilization duct. In Gyrinidae, the testes and accessory glands show diverse shapes, and the female sperm storage organs vary in shape, size, and type and may play a role in the interaction with sperm aggregates. Testes with a single follicle and vasa deferentia opening in the accessory glands of Gyretes sp. are features shared with other Gyrinidae and other Adephaga. We proposed adding this latter trait to characterize this suborder of beetles. The morphology of the reproductive organs in both sexes contributes to comparative analyses and knowledge of the reproductive biology of Gyretes and may provide additional features for systematics. Graphical Abstract
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