Annual Reproductive Cycle of Two Japanese Species of Sipunculans: Siphonosoma cumanense (Sipunculidae) and Phascolosoma scolops (Phascolosomatidae)

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dc.contributor.author Catalan, Maria Antonina Batac
dc.contributor.author Yamamoto, Masamichi
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-27T04:23:13Z
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dc.date.issued 1994-04
dc.description.abstract The annual reproductive cycles of the Japanese sipunculans Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein) and Phascolosoma scolops (Selenka, de Man & Biilow) were studied based on size, density, and frequency distribution of gametes from May 1989 to November 1990 and October 1989 to February 1991, respectively. Aliquots from the total volume of the diluted coelomic fluid from each individual were analyzed. Coelomic oocytes of S. cumanense showed a slow growth rate (i.e., 3 um/month) from December to April. An accelerated rate was observed in May to July. No oocytes were encountered from September to December, suggesting that spawning occurs in July to August. Sperm clusters were encountered only from May to August, with peaks in June and July. In contrast, oocytes and sperm clusters of P. scolops were present throughout the year. From January to March small oocytes grew at an average rate of 10 um/month. Oocytes showed rapid growth until July. Smaller oocytes were noted thereafter, indicating a summer spawning. Fluctuation of sperm cluster density showed a pattern similar to that of oocytes. Both species showed two major peaks in gamete density, one during oocyte proliferation and one before spawning. Stages of gametogenesis in both species are described.
dc.identifier.citation Catalan MAB, Yamamoto M. 1994. Annual reproductive cycle of two Japanese species of sipunculans: Siphonosoma cumanense (Sipunculidae) and Phascolosoma scolops (Phascolosomatidae). Pac Sci 48(2): 145-157.
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2205
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher University of Hawaii Press
dc.title Annual Reproductive Cycle of Two Japanese Species of Sipunculans: Siphonosoma cumanense (Sipunculidae) and Phascolosoma scolops (Phascolosomatidae)
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Pacific Science Volume 48, Number 2, 1994