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Fig. 5 | BMC Zoology

Fig. 5

From: Reproductive studies on the carpet clam Paphia textile (Paratapes textilis) (Gmelin 1791) (Family: Veneridae): a guide of aquaculture management along the Egyptian coasts of the Red Sea and Suez Canal

Fig. 5

Photomicrographs of the results of male Paphia textile's gonadal development stages during the study period A resting stage (Stage I); B developing stage (Stage II). C ripe (Stage III); D spawning (Stage IV). E spent (Stage V). Abbreviation: FW = follicle wall; SG = spermatogonia, SC = spermatocyte, SD = spermatid; SZ = spermatozoa; RS = residual spermatozoa; L = lumen; CT = connective tissue; T = spermatozoa tails

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