Histological investigation of gonad structure in the invasive species Sinanodonta woodiana reported in the sediments of the Karun River

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1 M.Sc. in Cellular and Developmental Biology, Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran

2 Assistant Professor in Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran

3 Professor in Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran

4 Associate Professor in Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran

10.22124/japb.2023.25865.1518

Abstract

This research was conducted with the aim of identifying and survey of oogenesis and spermatogenesis of the dominant bivalves of the Karun River seasonally. Bivalves, after catching and transferred to the laboratory, were bioassayed using valid identification books and keys. Gonads were examined histologically after dissection and isolation and tissue passage. The results showed the presence of the invasive alien species Sinanodonta woodiana (a bivalve clam from the Unionidae family) that for the first time was isolated and identified from the muddy sediments of the Karun River only in spring. The results of the histological studies of the gonads showed that the individuals of this species were heterosexual. Ovary was asynchronous type because at any time all types of female sex cells (oogonia, pre-vitellogenic oocytes, vitellogenic oocytes) were visible in the ovaries. Also, due to the presence of a large number of sperms in the lumen of the testicular follicles, intense spermatogenesis and the male gonad seemed developed and mature in this season.

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Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology
Volume 12, Issue 2
October 2024
Pages 117-129

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