Gametogenesis and Spawning of Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta in Southeast Florida, USA
Figure 12
Photomicrographs of Stephanocoenia intersepta spermary stages I–IV (defined by Table 1). (a) Stage I spermary; (b) stage II spermaries; (c) stage III spermaries; (d) stage IV spermaries, ST = spermatozoa tails lined up; (e) released spermatozoa (R) stained with Heidenhain’s azocarmine aniline blue; (f) released spermatozoa stained with H&E, M = mesoglea. All scale bars 20 μm.