Fine Structure of the Distal Sensory Setae on the First Antennae of Pleuromamma Xiphias Giesbrecht (Copepoda)
Fine Structure of the Distal Sensory Setae on the First Antennae of Pleuromamma Xiphias Giesbrecht (Copepoda)
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Pleuromamma Xiphias Giesbrecht(桡足类)第一触角远端感觉刚毛的精细结构
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1994
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P. Lenz
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T. Weatherby;Katy K. Wong;P. Lenz
ABSTRACT An external (SEM, light microscopy) and internal (TEM, serial section) study of the distal segments and the setae of the first antenna in Pleuromamma xiphias, a deep-ocean calanoid copepod, is presented here. The morphological results indicate the presence of 9 identifiable setae on the distal tip of the first antenna. These include 5 dually innervated and 2 singly innervated mechanoreceptive setae. A single thin-walled chemoreceptive seta, innervated by multiple dendrites, was identified. A presumed bimodal mechano-/chemoreceptive seta has an apical pore and is innervated by 1 mechano- and 2 chemosensory dendrites. Two pores were found on the ventral surface of the distal segments of the first antenna: 1 near the base of the chemosensory seta, and the other proximal to the feathered seta. Internally, the mechanoreceptors are characterized by well-developed scolopale tubes and an extraordinary proliferation of dendritic microtubules (up to 3,000/dendrite). Externally, the setae vary in length (0.01-1 mm) and type (smooth versus plumose, stiff versus flexible, round versus laterally flattened). The setae are positioned in a single plane, pointing either anteriorly or posteriorly. The diversity in form and position suggests sensory specialization of individual setae.