Summary
The ultrastructure of gill epidermal cells of Diopatra neapolitana and their relationship with blood spaces are described. The existence of a basal infolding complex, related to the blood spaces, is also reported. A possible involvement of these cells in osmoregulation and ion interchange, apart from their well-known role in respiration, is suggested.
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Abbreviations
- bc :
-
Blood cell
- bi :
-
Basal infolding
- bl :
-
Basal lamina
- bs :
-
Blood space
- ci :
-
Cilia
- cu :
-
Cuticle
- db :
-
Dense body
- EC :
-
Epidermal cell
- Gc :
-
Golgi complex
- id :
-
Interdigitation
- j :
-
Junction
- m :
-
Mitochondria
- mv :
-
Microvilli
- n :
-
Nucleus
- pv :
-
Pinocytotic vesicle
- rer :
-
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Menendez, A., Arias, J.L., Tolivia, D. et al. Ultrastructure of gill epithelial cells of Diopatra neapolitana (Annelida, Polychaeta). Zoomorphology 104, 304–309 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00312012
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