THE MECHANISM FOR SYNCHRONOUS SPAWNING IN HYDRACTINIA AND PENNARIA
THE MECHANISM FOR SYNCHRONOUS SPAWNING IN HYDRACTINIA AND PENNARIA
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水螅和佩纳里亚同步产卵机制
DOI:
10.2307/1537979
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发表时间:
1942
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通讯作者:
W. W. Ballard
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作者:
W. W. Ballard
1. Methods are reported for scheduling the shedding of eggs and sperm by Hydractinia and Pennaria at any desired time of day.2. Maturation in these animals occurs only after the germ cells have undergone a period of preparation in the darkness, and is initiated by direct action of light on the germ cells. Once initiated by light, maturation can proceed in the dark. Uninterrupted light, or uninterrupted darkness, results in complete cessation of maturation and spawning.3. In Hydractinia maximum shedding requires at least an hour's darkness-preparation, although less time is sufficient for some eggs. Ten seconds of illumination is sufficient for widespread but not maximum initiation of maturation.4. The hypothesis is advanced that darkness allows the accumulation of light-sensitive substances within the germ cell, whose breakdown initiates the process of maturation. Oocytes dissected free from the organism can be matured by appropriate dark-light treatment.5. Shedding of eggs and sperm takes place simultane...