Gametogenesis and Spawning of Solenastrea bournoni and Stephanocoenia intersepta in Southeast Florida, USA

Figure 4

Photomicrographs of Solenastrea bournoni spermary stages I–IV (defined by Table 1). (a) Stages I and II spermaries; (b) stage III spermaries; (c) stage IV spermaries, ST = spermatozoa tails lined up; (d) stages II, III, and IV, R = spermatozoa being released into gastrovascular cavity; (e) released spermatozoa (R) stained with Heidenhain’s azocarmine aniline blue; (f) released spermatozoa (R) stained with H&E. All scale bars 20 μm except for (c) which is 10 μm.

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