The ultrastructure of the eyes in the veliger-larvae of Aporrhais sp. and Bittium reticulatum (Mollusca,Caenogastropoda) |
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Authors: | Michael Blumer |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Zoologie, Abteilung für spezielle Zoologie und Entwicklungsgeschichte, Universität Wien, Althanstrasse 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria |
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Abstract: | Summary The cerebrally innervated larval eyes of Aporrhais sp. and Bittium reticulatum are investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy. Each organ consists of a pigmented cup containing an acellular lens. The cornea overlaps the anterior portion of the eye. The retina is composed of sensory cells and supportive cells. The sensory cells of Aporrhais sp. bear one cilium and in Bittium reticulatum two cilia, the ciliary membrane being folded into numerous finger-shaped evaginations. The supportive cells contain the pigment granules and most of them bear one or two cilia, the plasmalemma of which is likewise folded. It is supposed that: (a) these cilia have a transportive function for lens material and (b) that the ciliary photoreceptor of Aporrhais sp. and Bittium reticulatum is a functional adaptation to a relatively long larval period.Abbreviations
bb
basal body
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bp
basal plate
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c
cilium
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cc
corneal cell
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cm
ciliary membranes
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cw
ciliary whorl
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gd
Golgi dictyosomes
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gm
granular material
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l
lens
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m
mitochondrion
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mt
microtubules
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mv
microvilli
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mvb
multivesicular body
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n
nucleus
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pb
pigment border
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pg
pigment granule
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rer
rough endoplasmic reticulum
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sc
sensory cell
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sj
septate junctions
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spc
supportive cell |
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