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      The annual reproductive cycle of the snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Bequaert, 1948) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) Translated title: Ciclo reprodutivo anual do caracol Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Bequaert, 1948) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)

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          Morphological changes in the sexual organs of the pulmonates were observed throughout a year and correlated with reproductive-cycle periods. Reproductive-organ weights of the snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus were recorded seasonally and gonad sections were analyzed morphologically. The weights were used to obtain the organosomatic index. Mean oocytic diameter and oocytic maturation index were based on gonad sections. It was concluded that M. abbreviatus is an iteroparous snail whose annual reproductive cycle is characterized by mating and egg laying throughout spring and early summer, and also by reproductive system preparation, occurring over the remainder of the summer until the end of winter, for a new breeding season.

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          Variações morfológicas nos órgãos do sistema reprodutor dos gastrópodes pulmonados são observadas ao longo do ano e podem ser correlacionadas a fases de seu ciclo reprodutivo. A partir dessa observação, a massa dos órgãos do sistema reprodutor do caracol Megalobulimus abbreviatus foi tomada em cada estação do ano e foram obtidas secções histológicas das gônadas. Os valores de massa foram utilizados para a obtenção do índice organo-somático e as secções, para calcular o diâmetro médio dos ovócitos e o índice de maturação ovocitária. Concluímos que M. abbreviatus é um caracol "iteroparous", apresentando ciclo reprodutivo anual caracterizado por acasalamento e oviposição durante a primavera e o início do verão e pela preparação do sistema reprodutor para um nova fase reprodutiva, que se inicia em janeiro e se estende até o final do inverno.

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                Journal
                bjb
                Brazilian Journal of Biology
                Braz. J. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos )
                1678-4375
                August 2005
                : 65
                : 3
                : 459-467
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                Article
                S1519-69842005000300011
                10.1590/S1519-69842005000300011
                bbb74ca9-f177-40b6-8cf1-1d48de7309be

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                BIOLOGY

                General life sciences
                Pulmonata,Megalobulimus,reproductive cycle,reproductive system,ovotestis,ciclo reprodutivo,sistema reprodutor,gônada

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