Oocyte and embryonic development, size at sexual maturity, and spawning season of Charybdis bimaculata
Oocyte and embryonic development, size at sexual maturity, and spawning season of Charybdis bimaculata
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双斑轮虫的卵母细胞和胚胎发育、性成熟时的大小和产卵季节
DOI:
10.1007/s12562-022-01601-5
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Ohtomi Jun
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作者:
Nawer Fairuz;Doi Wataru;Ohtomi Jun
This study describes the first thorough investigation of oocyte and embryonic development as well as histologically confirmed size at sexual maturity of femaleCharybdis bimaculata. A total of 1211 females were collected from the central part of Kagoshima Bay, southern Japan, from October 2018 to January 2020. Six sequential oocyte developmental stages were confirmed by histological examination.C. bimaculataexhibited asynchronous-type ovarian development. Therefore, ovarian maturity status (immature, maturing, and mature) was determined from the most advanced oocyte found in the ovary. Females having oocytes evidencing either germinal vesicle breakdown or migratory nucleus were defined as mature. Mature females ranged from 19.0 to 30.6 mm in carapace width. The size at sexual maturity was estimated to be 21.8 mm in carapace width based on the 50% maturity size. The spawning season was determined from May to November when mature females occurred. Microscopic observation confirmed four sequential embryonic developmental stages. The majority of females with final-stage embryos had mature ovaries signifying continuity of reproduction. Asynchronous-type ovary, continuous reproduction, and consecutive broods suggest multiple spawning in a single spawning season. The incubation period was estimated to be under 1 month forC. bimaculata.