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Ultrastructural Studies of the Suckers of Newly Hatched Eledone Moschata and Octopus Vulgaris (Mollusca; Cephalopoda)

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Abstract

Ultrastructural analyses give further information about the functional morphology of the suckers of newly-hatched benthic Eledone moschata and planktonic paralarvae of Octopus vulgaris and correlate these differences with the divergent developmental types within the octopod cephalopods. In E. moschata, each arm shows about 30 suckers. The structural features of the outer surface, the muscular system and the equipment with a well developed nervous system in the largest and most differentiated suckers correspond to the situation in suckers of adult animals. In O. vulgaris, only three suckers are situated on each arm. The retardation in the development of the muscle tissue and the lack of a differentiated subacetabular ganglion represent primordial conditions. On the other hand, the equipment with a large number of primary ciliated receptor cells seems to be significant in the planktonic paralarva.

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Abbreviations

a:

acetabulum

ap:

acetabular part of the ganglion

ar:

acetabular roof

aw:

acetabular wall

bl:

basal lamina

bb:

basal body

bp:

brachial part of the ganglion

ci:

cilia

cm:

circular muscle

cp:

electron-dense cap

ct:

connective tissue layer

cu:

cuticle

d:

desmosomes

el:

epithelial layer

exm:

extrinsic muscles

g:

ganglion

gc:

gland cell

gli:

glia cells

go:

golgi apparatus

i:

infundibulum

ic:

inner connective tissue layer

iw:

infundibular wall

Is:

lateral sucker surface

m:

mitochondrium

mf:

muscle fibres

mi:

microvilli

mm:

meridional muscle

n:

nucleus

nc:

nerve cell

oc:

outer connective tissue layer

p:

peg

pi:

piston

pp:

polygonal process

r:

rim

rER:

rough endoplasmic reticulum

rg:

radial groove

rm:

radial muscle

ro:

rootlets

s:

sphincter muscle

sg:

secretory granule

sp:

septate junction

tf:

tonofilaments

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Schmidtberg, H. (1999). Ultrastructural Studies of the Suckers of Newly Hatched Eledone Moschata and Octopus Vulgaris (Mollusca; Cephalopoda). In: Olóriz, F., Rodríguez-Tovar, F.J. (eds) Advancing Research on Living and Fossil Cephalopods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4837-9_15

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