Ovarian Development of the Mud Crab <i>Scylla paramamosain</i> in a Tropical Mangrove Swamps, Thailand

Authors

  • M. S. Islam Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore
  • K. Kodama Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
  • H. Kurokora Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v2i2.3543

Keywords:

Ovarian maturation, Ovarian histology, Mud crab, Scylla paramamosain.

Abstract

The present study describes the ovarian development stages of the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain from Pak Phanang mangrove swamps, Thailand. Samples were taken from local fishermen between June 2006 and December 2007. Ovarian development was determined based on both morphological appearance and histological observation. Ovarian development was classified into five stages: proliferation (stage I), previtellogenesis (II), primary vitellogenesis (III), secondary vitellogenesis (IV) and tertiary vitellogenesis (V). The formation of vacuolated globules is the initiation of primary vitellogenesis and primary growth. The follicle cells were found around the periphery of the lobes, among the groups of oogonia and oocytes. The follicle cells were hardly visible at the secondary and tertiary vitellogenesis stages. Yolk granules occurred in the primary vitellogenesis stage and are first initiated in the inner part of the oocytes, then gradually concentrated to the periphery of the cytoplasm. The study revealed that the initiation of vitellogenesis could be identified by external observation of the ovary but could not indicate precisely.

 

Keywords: Ovarian maturation; Ovarian histology; Mud crab; Scylla paramamosain.

 

© 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

 

DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i2.3543                 J. Sci. Res. 2 (2), 380-389 (2010)

 

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Author Biographies

M. S. Islam, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore

Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Jessore Science and Technology University, Jessore-7407, Bangladesh

K. Kodama, Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin

K. Kodama

Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, Texas 78373, USA

 

H. Kurokora, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo

H. Kurokura

 

 

 

Laboratory of Global Fisheries Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan

 

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Published

2010-04-27

How to Cite

Islam, M. S., Kodama, K., & Kurokora, H. (2010). Ovarian Development of the Mud Crab <i>Scylla paramamosain</i> in a Tropical Mangrove Swamps, Thailand. Journal of Scientific Research, 2(2), 380–389. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v2i2.3543

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Section B: Chemical and Biological Sciences

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