ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Blastocladiales
;
Coelomomyces
;
Gametes
;
Mosquitocopepod pathogen
;
Ultrastructure
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary As part of an investigation on the developmental biology ofCoelomomyces dodgei Couch (Blastocladiales, Chytridiomycetes), the ultrastructure of the male and female gametes was studied. The nucleus is central and conical in shape except for a basal spur that curves back towards the large plate-like mitochondrion. A nuclear cap of ribosomes sits on the flat anterior end of the nucleus. Approximately seven lipid globules are partially embedded in the mitochondrion and are interconnected by membrane cisternae. The lipid globules are covered by a single fenestrated microbody and a backing membrane lies between the microbody and the gamete plasma membrane. The kinetosome is at the base of the nucleus and is connected to a single, posterior, whiplash flagellum. A nonkinetosomal centriole is absent. In the peripheral cytoplasm of both mating types there is a paracrystalline body of unknown composition and function. No significant ultrastructural differences were found between the male and female gametes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01279754
