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Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen anAnaitides mucosa (Annelida, Polychaeta). Cuticula und Cilien, Schleimzellen und Schleimextrusion
Electron microscopical studies onAnaitides mucosa (Annelida, Polychaeta). Cuticle and cilia, mucous cells and mucus extrusion
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 35, pages 79–96 (1982)
Abstract
Two components, a basal cuticle and an epicuticle, make up the cuticle ofA. mucosa. The basal cuticle consists of collagen fibrils, which are arranged in about 20 layers. The orientation of the fibrils changes rectangularly from one layer to the next. Fine filaments interweave the basal cuticle. The epicuticle, which is covered by a layer of electron dense material, is composed of irregularly arranged thin filaments. Branched microvilli of the epidermal cells penetrate the cuticle. Bacteria are found in the basal cuticle. Dorsally each segment has a band of densely packed smooth cilia. Laterally and partly ventrally aggregates of cilia are observed. These cilia exhibit apically artificial swellings. At least six different mucous cells are observed in the epidermis, morphologically distinguishable by the structure of the secretion products. Mucus is secreted via exocytosis through cuticular pores. During this process the mucus might expand. The secreted mucus consists of filamentous subunits.
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Hausmann, K. Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen anAnaitides mucosa (Annelida, Polychaeta). Cuticula und Cilien, Schleimzellen und Schleimextrusion. Helgolander Meeresunters 35, 79–96 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289836
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