Margaritis L H
Cell Biol Int Rep. 1984 Apr;8(4):317-21. doi: 10.1016/0309-1651(84)90158-9.
The micropylar apparatus in Drosophila melanogaster contains a 0,8 micron wide canal through which sperm entry occurs. During oogenesis the canal is formed by deposition of extracellular material (chorion) around long cellular processes filled with microtubules.