Gonadal sex differentiation and development during early ontogenesis in the breeding kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas)

To understand and obtain basic information on sex differentiation in the kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas), the gonadal sex differentiation process was investigated histologically. An undifferentiated gonad consisting of germ cells and somatic cells was found to form at a caudal site in the space b...

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Main Authors: Ryosuke Murata, Yuji Mushirobira, Takeshi Fujita, Kiyoshi Soyano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019307698