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Fig. 4

From: Morphology of the male reproductive system and sperm ultrastructure of the green lacewing, Chrysopa pallens (Rambur, 1838) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Fig. 4

Cross-section through tails of C. pallens spermatids. A Cross-section through a cyst showing about 128 flagellums of maturing spermatids. B Magnification of spermatids flagellums before maturation. C Cross-section through flagellums of matured spermatids. D Details of a matured spermatid. The axoneme showed a 9 + 9 + 2 pattern. m, mitochondrial derivative; ab, accessory body; ax, axoneme; dm, doublet microtubule; am, accessory microtubules; cm, central microtubule; ca., centriole adjunct. Asterisk indicates initial paracrystalline material. Arrows indicate plasma membrane. Note the bridges (arrowheads) anchoring the axonemal 2 and 5 to the mitochondrial derivatives

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