Fig. 4From: Sexual and asexual reproduction in a Mediterranean Tethya (Porifera, Demospongiae) speciesTethya meloni. Specimen with simultaneous presence of asexual and sexual elements. A Buds protruding from the sponge cortical surface. Space bar: 5 mm. B Histological section showing the occurrence of a bud (on the left) and some oocytes (on the right) in the same specimen. Left insert: detail of the bud. Right insert: oocytes in the choanosome of the parent sponge. Mallory’s trichrome stain. Space bars: main = 500 μm; inserts = 50 μmBack to article page