Geoffroy`s Marmoset - San Diego Zoo Global Library

SAN DIEGO ZOO INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH
REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY DIVISION
SPERM ATLAS
COMMON NAME
Geoffroy’s Marmoset
PICTURE
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CLASS
Mammalia
RP NUMBER
04-003
ORDER
Primates
SUBORDER
FAMILY
callitrichidae
STAIN
Pap
HEAD SHAPE
Oval
ANIMAL PICTURE
SUBFAMILY
GENUS
SPECIES
Callithrix
Callithrix geoffroyi
SUBSPECIES
MEASUREMENTS (μm)
Head Length
5.00
Head Width
2.50
Midpiece Length
6.00
Tail Length
62.00
Measure Total
73.00
NOTES
the sperm was epididymal therefore there is a cytoplasmic droplet present