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Oogenesis in Amiantis Umbonella (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Kuwait Bay, Kuwait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2003

S.Y. Al-Mohanna ,
L.B. Al-Rukhais  and
R.H. Meakins
S.Y. Al-Mohanna*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
L.B. Al-Rukhais
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
R.H. Meakins
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
*
‡Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The morphology of the cells during oogenesis in Amiantis umbonella (Mollusca: Bivalvia) was investigated from collections made between November 1997 and January 1999. Each stage is described and prominent features noted. A unique arrangement of auxiliary cells around the oocyte is described.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 1065 - 1072
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2003

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