Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Histological Preparation
2.3. Ovarian Dynamics
3. Results
3.1. Ovarian Morphology
3.2. Ovarian Dynamics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | N | Size Range (TL, cm) | Depth Range (m) |
---|---|---|---|
Family Scorpaenidae | |||
Scorpaena elongata Cadenat, 1943 | 45 | 19.5–47.5 | 60–478 |
Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 | 33 | 8.1–14.2 | 13–101 |
Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 | 260 | 9.1–21.6 | 21–155 |
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 | 206 | 9.5–36.9 | 30–155 |
Family Sebastidae | |||
Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) | 436 | 7.8–34.2 | 60–651 |
Structures | PAS | AB pH 2.5 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HD | SE | SN | SP | SS | HD | SE | SN | SP | SS | |
Ovarian wall | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Ovarian fluid | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
Holocrine gland | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
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Porcu, C.; Lai, E.; Bellodi, A.; Carbonara, P.; Cau, A.; Mulas, A.; Pascale, N.; Porceddu, R.; Follesa, M.C. Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning. Animals 2022, 12, 1412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111412
Porcu C, Lai E, Bellodi A, Carbonara P, Cau A, Mulas A, Pascale N, Porceddu R, Follesa MC. Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning. Animals. 2022; 12(11):1412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111412
Chicago/Turabian StylePorcu, Cristina, Eleonora Lai, Andrea Bellodi, Pierluigi Carbonara, Alessandro Cau, Antonello Mulas, Noemi Pascale, Riccardo Porceddu, and Maria Cristina Follesa. 2022. "Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning" Animals 12, no. 11: 1412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111412
APA StylePorcu, C., Lai, E., Bellodi, A., Carbonara, P., Cau, A., Mulas, A., Pascale, N., Porceddu, R., & Follesa, M. C. (2022). Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning. Animals, 12(11), 1412. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111412