Oocyte differentiation and reproductive health of solitary tunicate (Styela plicata) from Eastern Coast of Thailand

• Main Authors: Senarat S.,, Kettratad J.,, Boonyoung P.,, Jiraungkoorskul W.,, Kato, F., Mongkolchaichan E.,, Kaneko G.,, Poolprasert P.,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16395/1/10.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16395/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil1_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil1_2021.html

Histopathological examination is a widely acknowledged technique to assess the reproductive health of aquatic organisms, but it has never been applied to the tunicate Styela plicata, a potential indicator species of water quality. In this study, we examined the oocyte differentiation of S. plica...