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Fig. 2 | Zoological Letters

Fig. 2

From: Sex-changing patterns of Akoya pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata)

Fig. 2

Photomicrographs of transversal section of representative Akoya pearl oyster (P. fucata) gonads showing stages in gametogenesis (a) male gonad in resting stage with residual spermatozoa, (b) male gonad in mature stage with ripe spermatozoa in dense volume, (c) female gonad in resting stage with residual or atretic oocytes. Res, residual spermatozoa; Rs, ripe spermatozoa; Ato, atretic oocyte. Scale bar, 200 μm

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