본 연구는 동해남부해역의 수하식 우렁쉥이 양식장에서 양식되고 있는 2년산 우렁쉥이, Halocynrhia roretzi의 생식세포 및 생식소 발달과 성숙 조사를 위하여 1996년 5월부터 1997년 4월에 걸쳐 조사되었다. 우렁쉥이는 자웅동체형으로 난생이었다. 난소는 체벽에 평행하게 붙어 좌측에 6~8개, 우측에 8~10개의 가는 생식수관을 가진 구조이며, 정소는 난소 사이에 불규칙 한 많은 낭상 구조를 가진 복합 생식소이었다. 난원세포는 직경이 11.

Gametogenesis and gonadal development of the sea squirt Halocythia roretzi, which is two years old were investigated by histological study. The specimens were collected in Guryong-po coastal area Kyoungsangbuk-do, Korea from May 1996 to April 1997. The sea squirt is hermaphrodite and oviparous. The ovary is located in the inner wall of the tunic year-round, but the testis can be distinguished from in June. The ovary is composed of 6∼8 gonoducts at the left side and 8∼10 ones at the right side, the testis consists of the complex gonad having irregular sacular structures. Oogonia in the ovarian sac were 11.7∼15.6 in diameter. The early developing oocytes were 39.6∼47.6 and nucleus 10.0∼25.0 in diameter. Oocytes in the ovarian sacs during vitellogenesis were 158.6∼210.0 , and fully ripe oocytes which were to 210.0∼230.9 in diameter had several test cells in the cortical parts showing a characteristic of vertebrate. The testis showed a general spermatogenesis as in the marine animals. The three-year old sea squirt occurred the first spawning between January to February under 10

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