Sea urchin C. elegans Human
Symmetry Fivefold Bilateral Bilateral
Sexes Male/Female Hermaphrodite/ Male Male/Female
Fertilization External Internal Internal
Sperm motility Flagellum Amoeboid Flagellum
Acrosome reaction Yes No Yes
Membrane remodeling No Yes Yes
Cytoskeleton remodeling Actin MSP Actin
Time for sperm activation Seconds Days Hours to days
Table 5: Main biological characteristics of reproduction and spermatozoa in sea urchin, C. elegans and Human
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