Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 137-149.doi: 10.11978/2023027CSTR: 32234.14.2023027

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The study on ovarian development, oogenesis and vitellogenesis of Lutraria sieboldii in Beibu Gulf of Guangxi

WU Tao1,2(), PAN Ying1,2(), LIAN Changpeng1,2, LIU Yiming1,2, XU Bingjie1,2, WANG Chaoqi1,2, YANG Ling1,2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Aquatic Healthy Breeding and Nutrition Regulation of Guangxi Universities, Nanning 530004, China
  • Received:2023-03-03 Revised:2023-05-05 Online:2023-11-10 Published:2023-04-25
  • Supported by:
    Guangxi Innovation Driven Development Project(AA19254032); National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD0901400)

Abstract:

For understanding the ovarian development, oogenesis and vitellogenesis of Lutraria sieboldii in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi, we used tissue section, optical and electronic microscope observed the annual change process of female germ cells. The results showed that the ovary development of L. sieboldii in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi was a reproductive cycle every year, and the peak period of reproduction was from December to April of the next year when the gonads were full, 5%~15% individual development lagged behind the population in each stage. During oogenesis, female reproductive cell gradually detached from the follicle walls, and entered the follicular cavity. In the process of ovum development, the oocyte diameter changed from 6.9~8.3 μm to 70.0~74.9 μm, the number of organelles in the cytoplasm increased, and appeared yolk granules, autophagy vesicles engulf lipid droplets and mitochondria. During vitellogenesis, the nucleolus turned into two parts with different staining depth, material exchange occurred between nucleoplasm. Oocytes formed polyvesicular bodies through plasma membrane depression and formed microphagulation vesicles near the perioval space, which absorb exogenous yolk substances from perioval space and follicles, respectively. In addition, we observed that there were follicular mixed type and follicular coexisting type hermaphroditism, and the direction of sexual transformation was from female to male. The results provide basic data for the artificial breeding of L. sieboldii.

Key words: Lutraria sieboldii, ovarian development, oogenesis, ovum development, ultrastructure, hermaphrodite