
Species name: Strombus luhuanus
Inaba lab., Shimoda Marine Research Center,University of Tsukuba Kogiku Shiba
This gastropod Strombus luhuanus sperm shows dimorphism. The parasperm is considered to support fertilization of the eusperm. The big cell swimming in center is the parasperm. The small cells swimming by flagella are the eusperm.
J Exp Biol. 2013 [Epub ahead of print]
(2014.02.07)