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The sperm ultrastructure of Yoldia notabilis Yokoyama, 1922 and Y. keppeliana Sowerby, 1904 was examined. Sperm cells of Y. notabilis and Y. keppeliana have classic morphology: they consist of a spherical head, midpiece and a flagellum the head consists of the acrosome and the nucleus, the midpiece containing spherical mitochondria and centrioles. Average dimensions of Y. notabilis sperm head are 3.6 μm and 2.8 μm (length and width), Y. keppeliana — 3.8×2.6 μm. Periacrosomal material of both species is poorly developed. The basic difference between Y. notabilis and Y. keppeliana sperm cells is the number of mitochondria: Y. notabilis has 5 or 6 and Y. keppeliana — only 5. A slight difference of the sperm cells in the head form and in the number of mitochondria may indicate the recent separation of the species, probably as a result of reproductive isolation.

Ультраструктура спермиев двух видов Yoldia (Yoldiidae, Nuculoida, Bivalvia) из Японского моря
Тюрин С. А.; Дроздов А. Л.;