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Fig. 23 | BMC Zoology

Fig. 23

From: Evolutionary morphology of sperm in pholcid spiders (Pholcidae, Synspermiata)

Fig. 23

Spermiogenesis of Tolteca spp. TEM. A Tolteca sp. n. `Mex 169`. Early spermatid. Note the elevated NC. B Tolteca sp. n. `Mex 169`. Mid spermatid. C Tolteca sp. n. `Mex 169`. Late spermatid. Note the electron lucent cytoplasm. D Tolteca hesperia. Late spermatid, cross-section. Note the conspicuous longitudinal ridges along the prcN. E Tolteca hesperia. Coiled spermatid in the lumen of the testes. Note the heterogenous chromatin condensation pattern of the nucleus

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