Digestive System of the Sacoglossan Plakabranchus ocellatus(Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) : Light- and Electron-Microscopic Observations with Remarks on Chloroplast Retention(Morphology)
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The sacoglossan Plakobranchus oceliatus feeds by sucking the cytoplasmic contents from algae and retains intact algal chloroplasts within the cells of the digestive gland. Morphology of the entire digestive system of this species was firstly described by means of a combination of histology and electron microscopy (both SEM and TEM). The short alimentary canal is confined to the head, and the anus opens at the anterior right corner of the pericardial swelling, as is the case in many non-shelled sacoglossans. The alimentary canal of the specimens examined rarely contained ingesta, suggesting that the retained chloroplasts provide sufficient nourishment to the sacoglossan hosts and that sea slugs with empty stomachs survive well in the field. The digestive gland, with the retained chloroplasts, branches from the stomach and is sparsely distributed throughout the body, including the head region, but is aggregated mainly in the dorsal lamellae. Chloroplasts were occasionally found in the epithelial cells in the transitional region from the stomach wall to the digestive gland, which may be a site at which chloroplasts are incorporated into the animal cells by endocytosis. Numerous microvilli filling the lumen of the digestive gland suggest that molecules are actively transferred within the gland. The sea slug thus apparently provides a favorable environment to support the long-term retention and function of chloroplasts.
- 社団法人日本動物学会の論文
- 2005-08-25
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Hirose Euichi
Department Of Biology Keio University:(present Office)biological Laboratory College Of Agriculture A
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Hirose Euichi
Department Of Chemistry Biology And Marine Science Faculty Of Science University Of The Ryukyus
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