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Functional aspects of the intercentriolar body in the spermiogenesis of Nematoplana coelogynoporoides (Plathelminthes, Proseriata)

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The intercentriolar body in the biciliary spermatids of Nematoplana coelogynoporoides and its changes during spermiogenesis are described. Different functional aspects of the body, for example its presumed role as microtubule-organising centre and its influence on cell elongation, are discussed.

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Abbreviations

bb :

basal body

ce :

cell elongation

ci :

cilium

icb :

intercentriolar body

mt :

microtubules

n :

nucleus

r :

ciliary rootlet

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Sopott-Ehlers, B. Functional aspects of the intercentriolar body in the spermiogenesis of Nematoplana coelogynoporoides (Plathelminthes, Proseriata). Zoomorphology 109, 245–249 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312191

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