Internal storage and production of symbiotic bacteria in the reproductive system of a tropical marine gastropod

Klussmann-Kolb, A. and Brodie, Gilianne D. (1999) Internal storage and production of symbiotic bacteria in the reproductive system of a tropical marine gastropod. Marine Biology, 133 (3). pp. 443-447. ISSN 0025-3162

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Abstract

The vestibular gland and egg masses of Dendrodoris nigra (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) were investigated histologically and ultra-structurally. A detailed description of the ultrastructure of the gland and the egg masses is given, and the presence of symbiotic bacteria in the vestibular gland and identical-appearing bacteria in the egg masses is reported for the first time. Hypotheses about the function of these bacteria in the reproductive system of D. nigra are presented.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	Author Email: brodie_g@usp.ac.fj
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Depositing User:	Gilianne Brodie
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2013 00:44
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2013 00:44
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/6964

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