INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT ONTOGENIC STAGES OF RAILLIETIELLA SP (PENTASTOMIDA, CEPHALOBAENIDA) - ACCESSORY GENITAL GLANDS

Authors
STENDERSEIDEL S THOMAS G BOCKELER W
Citation
S. Stenderseidel et al., INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT ONTOGENIC STAGES OF RAILLIETIELLA SP (PENTASTOMIDA, CEPHALOBAENIDA) - ACCESSORY GENITAL GLANDS, Parasitology research, 83(3), 1997, pp. 264-268
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
Parasitology research → ACNP
ISSN journal
09320113
Volume
83
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
264 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-0113(1997)83:3<264:IODOSO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The ultrastructure of accessory genital glands in Raillietiella sp. is described and their function is discussed. In females we assume that they reactivate sperm, which are stored in the receptacula seminis aft er copulation. In males we think they are primer-pheromone glands, whi ch inject secretions into the female during copulation and stimulate t he development of the female genital system. This study presents a rev ised nomenclature, which allows for the comparision of former results.