Research Article

Macroscopic and Histological Structures of Testes in Three Different Tentyria Species

Volume: 21 Number: 3 June 15, 2018
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Macroscopic and Histological Structures of Testes in Three Different Tentyria Species

Abstract

The male reproductive organs in insects are typically composed of a pair of seminal vesicles and a pair of test tubes joined to the excretion channel on the median line. The samples used in the study were collected from İzmir Bozdağ region and from Turkish Republic of  Northern Cyprus. All testis samples were fixed in Bouin’s solution and Mayer’s Haematoxylin-Eosin (H&E) was used to stain for tissue section. As a result of the macroscopic examinations, it was determined that the testis appearance of Tentyria cypria is different from other species used in the study. At the end of the histological examinations, the general appearance of the T. cypria’s testis was similar to a four-leafed clover. In all three species, spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes, secondary spermatocytes, spermatids, and spermatozoa, which are the stages of spermatogenesis in all follicles, are clearly visible. In this study, morphological and histological differences in male reproductive organs were demonstrated for the first time in three different Tentyria species belonging to Tenebrionidae family.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 15, 2018

Submission Date

November 28, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 21 Number: 3

APA
İzzetoğlu, G. T., & Gülmez, M. (2018). Macroscopic and Histological Structures of Testes in Three Different Tentyria Species. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 21(3), 433-437. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksudobil.358556


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