The ancient and helical architecture of Elasmobranchii's spermatozoa enables progressive motility in viscous environments.

Subclass Elasmobranchii belongs to an old evolutionary class of Chondrichthyes that diverged 450 mya, presenting a wide diversity of reproductive strategies while preserving the ancient mode of internal fertilization. Despite such evolutionary success, many species in this group are at serious risk...

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Main Authors: Sergii Boryshpolets, Borys Dzyuba, Pablo García-Salinas, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, Victor Gallego, Anatoliy Sotnikov, Juan F Asturiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319354