Gonadal proliferation and reproductive cycle of the exotic sea squirt Cnemidocarpa amphora () (Pleurogona, Styelidae) sampled for the first time from the northern coast of Arabian Gulf in Saudi Arabia

Abstract Specimens of Cnemidocarpa amphora were collected monthly from the Arabian Gulf from September 2017 to August 2018. Parts of their gonads were prepared for histological testing. The gonads’ diameters varied by month. Each gonad contained many ovarian follicles with different morphologies and...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Main Authors:	N. A. AlQurashi, G. Ibrahim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2023-11-01
Subjects:	: sea squirt testicular follicle ovarian follicles gonad repeated measures ANOVA oocyte vitellogenesis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000101006&lng=en&tlng=en