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Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Planorbidae) ZOOSYSTEMATICA ROSSICA, 18(1): 11-16 3 JULY 2009 Cuticular structures in the copulatory apparatus of Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Planorbidae) E.V. SOLDATENKO & A.A. PETROV E.V. Soldatenko, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia; e-mail: [email protected] A.A. Petrov, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia; e-mail: [email protected] The morphology of the copulatory apparatus and associated cuticular structures in Planorbis planorbis was studied by light microscopy, SEM, TEM and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The significance of these cuticular structures for the taxonomic status of the species and for the systematics of the family Planorbidae in general is discussed. Key words: molluscs, morphology, stylet, taxonomy, Planorbis INTRODUCTION tier, 1837), which have been described in details, have well-developed cuticularized Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) is stylet-like structures at the tip of the pe- one of the best known and most widely dis- nis (Baker, 1945; Hubendick, 1955, 1957; tributed species living in freshwater habitats Odhner, 1956; Hudec, 1967; Meier-Brook, in Europe. For most of the scientists of the 1983; Рrosorova & Starobogatov, 1997; Old World this species has become a model Soldatenko & Sitnikova, 2009). This for studying morphology, ecology, karyol- seem ingly exceptional status of P. planor- ogy, and physiology of the family Planorbi- bis suggests the possibility that the stylet dae Rafinesque, 1815 (Matzke, 1959; Ale- was overlooked in this species due to its kseev & Antipin, 1976; Stadnichenko, 1990; extremely small size. Costil & Daguzan, 1995). There is a large The purpose of this paper is to determine number of papers discussing the anatomy of whether or not P. planorbis has cuticular- P. planorbis (Baker, 1945; Hubendick, 1955; ized structures in the copulatory apparatus Starobogatov, 1958a, 1958b, 1967; Likharev and, thus, to further our understanding of & Starobogatov, 1967; Meier-Brook, 1976; the phylogenetic relationships within the Soldatenko & Starobogatov, 2000) that Planorbidae. dedicate special attention to the description of the reproductive system and, specifically, MATERIAL AND METHODS to the anatomy of the copulatory apparatus (the characters of the copulatory apparatus Material consisted of the samples of are widely used in planorbid systematics). P. planorbis in the collections of the Zoo- All authors agree that the penis lacks stylet logical Institute of Russian Academy of and the opening of vas deferens (spermatic Sceinces, St. Petersburg (ZISP) and of the duct) is terminal. specimens kept in the private collection of Planorbis seems to be the only genus the first co-author (EVS). The material within the tribe Planorbini Rafinesque, came from the following localities: 1815 (subfamily Planorbinae Rafinesque, ZISP 204; Leningrad Prov., Ivan-Gorod, 1815) that lacks penial stylet; all other a pool 1.5 km from the town near the house- members of this group of closely related hold plots, 15 June 1978; coll. Ya.I. Staro- genera (Anisus Studer, 1820; Armiger bogatov; ZISP 205; Ryazan Prov., 5 km from Hartmann, 1840; Choanomphalus Gerst- Kleniki, Pra R., May 1979; coll. M.N. Za- feldt 1852; Gyraulus Agassiz in Charpen- travkin; © 2009 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes 12 E.V. SOLDATENKO & A.A. PETROV. COPULATORY APPARATUS OF PLANORBIS PLANORBIS Fig. 1. Copulatory apparatus of Planorbis planorbis: a – general view; b – diagrammatic represen- tation of longitudinal section through penial sac and upper part of prepucium; c – diagrammatic representation of penial sac (enlarged view of b). ovd – opening of vas deferens; pe – penis; pr – pre- pucium; ps – penial sac; r – retractor; s – stylet; sa – sarcobellum; v – velum; vas – vas deferens. Scale bars: a – 1 mm; b, c – 100 μm. EVS; Smolensk Prov., Demidovskiy studied and then their copulatory appa- Distr., at Przhevalskoye, a branch of Mut- rates were removed for further examination noye-Rytoye L., 24 June 1999; coll. E.V. (Fig. 1a-c). The extracted copulatory ap- Soldatenko; parates and their fragments were examined EVS; Smolensk Prov., Demidovskiy using different methods. Distr., at Przhevalskoye, Sapsho L., 4 July Sixteen specimens were prepared as un- 1994; coll. E.V. Soldatenko; stained whole mounts. These whole-mount EVS; Leningrad Prov., Pavlovsk, Pav- preparations were examined and photo- lovsky Park, Slavyanka R., 29 July 2008; graphed on a Leica DMLS-2 microscope coll. E.V. Soldatenko. equipped with a CCD camera; the line Twenty five adult specimens were dis- drawings were copied from photographs ac- sected, their internal organization was cording to their original proportions. © 2009 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes, Zoosystematica Rossica 18(1): 11-16 E.V. SOLDATENKO & A.A. PETROV. COPULATORY APPARATUS OF PLANORBIS PLANORBIS 13 Five specimens were prepared for scan- ward the apex. The opening of vas deferens ning electron microscopy. Each extracted is subterminal and lies approximately 10- penis was dehydrated in ethanol, air dried 15 μm from the tip of the penis. The distal for 20 min in hexamethyldisilazane (Bock, end of vas deferens opens into a furrow on 1987), and then coated with platinum in a the concave surface of the lamella; the fur- HITACHI IB-5 ion sputter. The distal ends row runs along the middle of the lamella, fol- of the penises were viewed on a HITACHI lowing its curve, and ends near the tip of the S-570 scanning electron microscope. lamella on the inner side of the curve (Fig. For confocal microscopy, two specimens 2a). The shape of the lamella is consistent were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1M with that of a plate-like cuticular stylet. PBS for 1 h at room temperature, rinsed in Light microscopy of unstained whole 0.1M PBS (3 times for 15 min), permeabi- mounts reveals a cuticular layer, more evi- lized for 1 h in PBS containing 0.2% Tri- dent at the tip of the penis and extending ton X-100, rinsed again shortly in the same into more proximal portions of the penis. buffer and then transferred to phalloidin- The furrow is clearly visible (Fig. 2b). Light TRITC (Sigma) for 1 h. After that, the spec- microscopy could not confirm or disprove imens were washed again 3 times for 15 min the presence of a cuticular stylet; however, in the same buffer, mounted in 80% glycerol the pointed shape of the penis tip indicates on glass slides, and viewed on a Leica TSC that it might be rigid in structure. SP5 microscope. The presence of the stylet in P. planorbis For anatomical observations, serial was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy semi-thin sections of extracted copulatory using phalloidin-TRITC staining. Phalloi- apparates were stained with toluidine blue din specifically binds filamentous actin and and then viewed and photographed on an reveals cell outlines (actin cytoskeleton), Amplival and Leica DM LS-2 microscopes. leaving cuticular structures unstained. For TEM study, a standard double fixa- Fig. 2c shows the bright-field image (left) tion in glutaraldehyde and osmium tetrox- and corresponding phalloidin fluorescence ide was used. Samples were initially fixed image (right) of one optical section through in 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate the penis. The tip of the penis is clearly seen buffer (pH 7.2-7.4) for 2-4 h or were kept on the bright-field image; cell outlines on in fixative for several months. The sam- the fluorescence image are visible along the ples were then washed in several changes entire length of the penis, but the penis tip of 0.2 M phosphate buffer, postfixed in remains unstained. This might be an indica- 2% osmium tetroxide in 0.1 M phosphate tion that the tip of the penis bears a struc- buffer for 12 h to overnight, dehydrated in ture (the stylet) composed primarily of ex- graded ethanol or acetone series, and finally tracellular matrix material. The exact size of embedded in an araldite mixture. Serial ul- the stylet is difficult to determine, because trathin sections were obtained on a Leica the stylet may be partly surrounded with UC-6 ultramicrotome, stained with uranyl soft tissues. acetate and lead citrate, and examined on a The ultra-thin sections through the pe- LEO-900 transmission electron microscope nis tip studied with TEM confirm that the at 50-80 kV. stylet, despite its small size, has a complex shape and structure. The stylet itself is an RESULTS internal cuticular apodeme, ending some- what below the penis tip, and, just as the rest SEM images of the distal end of the penis of the penis, covered on the outside with a in P. planorbis show that the tip of the penis thin, somewhat corrugated, cuticle, a deriv- bears a trough-shaped lamella. The lamella ative of the epithelial cells of the penis (Fig. is slightly curved and conically tapering to- 2d, 2e). The length of the stylet is 7-10 μm. © 2009 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes, Zoosystematica Rossica 18(1): 11-16 14 E.V. SOLDATENKO & A.A. PETROV. COPULATORY APPARATUS OF PLANORBIS PLANORBIS Fig. 2. Penis of Planorbis planorbis: a – SEM; b – light micrograph of whole mount; c – confocal mi- crographs: bright-field (left), phalloidin-stained (right). Images are mirror-reversed for easier com- parison; d, e – TEM. ce – cuticular epithelium; mw – muscular wall of penial sac; ovd – opening of vas deferens; pe – penis; s – stylet. Scale bars: a – 30 μm, b – 50 μm, c – 25 μm, d – 5 μm, e – 1 μm. © 2009 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Scienсes, Zoosystematica Rossica 18(1): 11-16 E.V. SOLDATENKO & A.A. PETROV. COPULATORY APPARATUS OF PLANORBIS PLANORBIS 15 DISCUSSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Previous morphological descriptions of The ZISP collections used for this study P. planorbis (Baker, 1945; Hubendick, 1955; are supported by Rosnauka for UFC no.
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