Integumental Pigments of the Millipede, Polydesmus angustus (Latzel)
Integumental Pigments of the Millipede, Polydesmus angustus (Latzel)
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千足虫 Polydesmus angustus (Latzel) 的外皮色素
作者：
A. E. Needham
到目前为止，对多足类的组织色素知之甚少1，除了在一些iulids2中存在黄色素或一种近缘的小色素，以及在一些后角类中存在一种水溶性的紫色色素3。虽然多毛藻与珊瑚虫关系密切，但它们在形态细节和颜色上形成了鲜明的对比，这促使我们对狭叶多毛藻的外皮色素进行了研究。这些与Iulus的差异甚至比预期的还要大。
So far little is known about the tissue pigments of the myriapods1, except that there is xanthommatin or a nearly related ommatin in some iulids2 and a water-soluble, violet pigment in some opisthogoneates3. The polydesmids, although rather closely related to the iulids, contrast sharply in morphological details and colour, which prompted this investigation of the integumental pigments of P. angustus. These differ from those of Iulus even more than anticipated.