Structures of the Adult Ovaries in Different Functional Phases of the Pseudoscorpion, Garypus Japonicus Beier

Abstract

Twelve types of cells were distinguished in the adult ovary of the resting phase of Garypus japonicus based mainly on their structures and locations. These types of cells were divided into two groups: the slightly differentiated and the well differentiated cell types which compose the ventromedian younger and the dorsolateral older ovarian tissues, respectively. A progressive differentiational gradient from the ventromedian to the dorsolateral portion was presumed. © 1979, Arachnological Society of Japan. All rights reserved.