Architecture and life history of female germ-line cysts in clitellate annelids

P Świątek, AZ Urbisz - Evo-devo: non-model species in cell and …, 2019 - Springer
Animal female and male germ-line cells often form syncytial units termed cysts, clusters, or
clones. Within these cysts, the cells remain interconnected by specific cell junctions known …

[PDF][PDF] A checklist of leech species from Poland

A Bielecki, JM Cichocka, I Jeleń… - Wiadomości …, 2011 - bibliotekanauki.pl
In this study 47 leech species from Poland are listed. They belong to two orders, two
suborders, five families and 17 genera. The checklist also includes the information about …

[HTML][HTML] Ovaries of the white worm (Enchytraeus albidus, Annelida, Clitellata) are composed of 16-celled meroistic germ-line cysts

AZ Urbisz, Ł Chajec, A Brąszewska-Zalewska… - Developmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The paired ovaries of E. albidus are like a bunch of grapes and are composed of clearly
separated units, syncytial germ cysts (clusters), which are surrounded by a thin layer of …

The Ovary of Tubifex tubifex (Clitellata, Naididae, Tubificinae) Is Composed of One, Huge Germ-Line Cyst that Is Enriched with Cytoskeletal Components

AZ Urbisz, Ł Chajec, P Świątek - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies on the ovary organization and oogenesis in Tubificinae have revealed that
their ovaries are small polarized structures that are composed of germ cells in subsequent …

Diversity of features of the female reproductive system and other morphological characters in leeches (C itellata, H irudinida) in phylogenetic conception

A Bielecki, P Świątek, JM Cichocka, ME Siddall… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An epistemological–evolutionary conception of leeches (Hirudinida) based on features of
the female reproductive system in combination with other morphological characters is …

Ovary architecture of two branchiobdellid species and Acanthobdella peledina (Annelida, Clitellata)

P Świątek, AZ Urbisz, W Strużyński, BJ Płachno… - Zoologischer Anzeiger-A …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to present data about ovary organization and oogenesis in two
small groups of clitellate annelids, ie in representatives of Acanthobdellida (Acanthobdella …

[PDF][PDF] A new leech species (Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae: Erpobdella) from a cave in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran

JM Cichocka, A Bielecki, J Kur, D Pikuła, A Kilikowska… - Zootaxa, 2015 - researchgate.net
Erpobdella borisi n. sp. is a predatory leech inhabiting cave waters in Iran. Probably, it is
either a troglobiont or troglophile. The leech has no eyes, and the complete mid-body somite …

Ovary organization and oogenesis in two species of Lumbriculida (Annelida, Clitellata)

AZ Urbisz, P Świątek - Zoology, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study is to describe the organization of the ovary and mode of
oogenesis at the ultrastructural level in two representatives of Lumbriculida–Lumbriculus …

Description of ovary organization and oogenesis in a phreodrilid clitellate

P Świątek, A Pinder, Ł Gajda - Journal of Morphology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Phreodrilidae is a small family uniting about 50 species of minute freshwater clitellate
annelids inhabiting mainly the Southern hemisphere. Other than the male and spermathecal …

Ovaries of Tubificinae (Clitellata, Naididae) resemble ovary cords found in Hirudinea (Clitellata)

AZ Urbisz, M Krodkiewska, P Świątek - Zoomorphology, 2010 - Springer
The ultrastructure of the ovaries and oogenesis was studied in three species of three genera
of Tubificinae. The paired ovaries are small, conically shaped structures, connected to the …