2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0031-10492011001300001
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O enigma da "reação espermatofórica": breve síntese do conhecimento sobre a estrutura e o funcionamento dos espermatóforos dos cefalópodes (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)

Abstract: Cefalópodes coleóides (lulas, sépias e polvos) produzem espermatóforos muito complexos que são transferidos à fêmea durante a cópula por meio do hectocótilo, um apêndice modificado nos machos. Durante a transferência à fêmea, ocorre a chamada "reação espermatofórica", complexo processo de evaginação do aparato ejaculatório do espermatóforo, que conduz à exteriorização da massa espermática e corpo cimentante. A presente revisão sintetiza o conhecimento acerca da morfologia e funcionamento desta estrutura exclus… Show more

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“…In Octopus , the reproductive system consists of a gonad oval with two tubular oviducts and one oviducal gland (OvG) arranged halfway along each oviduct ( Wells & Wells, 1977 ; Arkhipkin, 1992 ). In general terms, the OvG is involved in spermatozoa storage in spermathecae ( Mangold, 1987 ; Marian, 2011 , 2015 ), ova fertilization, and two critical activities: the production of cement by the peripheral gland and the cement polymerization in the central gland ( Mangold, von Boletzky & Frösch, 1971 ; Froesch & Marthy, 1975 ; Wells & Wells, 1977 ). This cement is used to stick the eggs together in strings and attach them to the walls or roof of the female’s shelter ( Froesch & Marthy, 1975 ; Wells, 1978 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Octopus , the reproductive system consists of a gonad oval with two tubular oviducts and one oviducal gland (OvG) arranged halfway along each oviduct ( Wells & Wells, 1977 ; Arkhipkin, 1992 ). In general terms, the OvG is involved in spermatozoa storage in spermathecae ( Mangold, 1987 ; Marian, 2011 , 2015 ), ova fertilization, and two critical activities: the production of cement by the peripheral gland and the cement polymerization in the central gland ( Mangold, von Boletzky & Frösch, 1971 ; Froesch & Marthy, 1975 ; Wells & Wells, 1977 ). This cement is used to stick the eggs together in strings and attach them to the walls or roof of the female’s shelter ( Froesch & Marthy, 1975 ; Wells, 1978 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although spermatophore morphology is routinely illustrated in species descriptions (Roper & Voss, 1983), the mechanics underlying the spermatophoric reaction remain enigmatic more than 250 years after the first record of this structure in Biblia Naturae (Swammerdam, 1738). Detailed descriptions of the spermatophoric reaction are rare (Racovitza, 1894; Drew, 1919a; Weill, 1927), and the knowledge of its basic functioning is at present restricted to 21 coleoid species (Marian, 2011a, c). Classic monographs (Racovitza, 1894; Drew, 1919a; Blancquaert, 1925; Weill, 1927; Mann, Martin & Thiersch, 1970) comprise the bulk of our knowledge concerning the role of the spermatophore components during the reaction, especially with respect to the forces mediating this intriguing phenomenon.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%