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The in Vitro Culture of Reproductive Organs of the Slug Agriolimax Reticulatus (Müll)

The in Vitro Culture of Reproductive Organs of the Slug Agriolimax Reticulatus (Müll) THE IN VITRO CULTURE OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF THE SLUG AGRIOLIMAX RETICULATUS (MÜLL) by T. G. BAILEY (Department of Zoology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, U.K.) I. INTRODUCTION Reproduction in gastropod molluscs shows all variations from mono- ecious to dioecious. Pulmonates are, as far as is known, all hermaphro- dite but show varying degrees of protandry. In the pulmonate slug Agriolimax reticulatus there appears to be some variation so that while the sperm mature first, the male phase extensively overlaps the female phase of reproduction. The reproductive organs of this slug consist of an hermaphrodite gland, a series of secretory glands and the copulatory apparatus or penial complex (BAYNE, 1966). Evidence for the control of reproductive development in pulmonates has been obtained from such natural phenomena as parasitic castration, anomalies of the reproductive tract and multiple sexual cycles. The maturation sequence has also been studied experimentally using operative techniques. Castration was first carried out by FILHOL (1938) who observed that it stopped the secretory activities of the reproductive tract; then ABELOOS (1943) observed a reduction in the size of the reproductive tract in castrated Limax maximus. In the early 1950's LAVIOLETTE carried out a series of experiments http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Netherlands Journal of Zoology (in 2003 continued as Animal Biology) Brill

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© 1972 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0028-2960
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10.1163/002829673X00201
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THE IN VITRO CULTURE OF REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF THE SLUG AGRIOLIMAX RETICULATUS (MÜLL) by T. G. BAILEY (Department of Zoology, University College of North Wales, Bangor, U.K.) I. INTRODUCTION Reproduction in gastropod molluscs shows all variations from mono- ecious to dioecious. Pulmonates are, as far as is known, all hermaphro- dite but show varying degrees of protandry. In the pulmonate slug Agriolimax reticulatus there appears to be some variation so that while the sperm mature first, the male phase extensively overlaps the female phase of reproduction. The reproductive organs of this slug consist of an hermaphrodite gland, a series of secretory glands and the copulatory apparatus or penial complex (BAYNE, 1966). Evidence for the control of reproductive development in pulmonates has been obtained from such natural phenomena as parasitic castration, anomalies of the reproductive tract and multiple sexual cycles. The maturation sequence has also been studied experimentally using operative techniques. Castration was first carried out by FILHOL (1938) who observed that it stopped the secretory activities of the reproductive tract; then ABELOOS (1943) observed a reduction in the size of the reproductive tract in castrated Limax maximus. In the early 1950's LAVIOLETTE carried out a series of experiments

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Netherlands Journal of Zoology (in 2003 continued as Animal Biology) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1972

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