The Spermatozoa of Tituys bahiensis (Perty) Scorpion-Buthidae

Abstract

A fine structural study of spermatozoa of the scorpion Tityus bahiensis demon-strates a male gamete which diverges from typical cells by the underdeveloped acrosoma and 9+0 pattern of the flagellum. The overall organization of this cell follows a helical pattern.