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Histology of the alimentary canal during the metamorphosis of Hyalophora cecropia (L.)
Author(s) -
Judy Kenneth J.,
Gilbert Lawrence I.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051310304
Subject(s) - biology , hindgut , midgut , larva , metamorphosis , pupa , instar , histology , anatomy , zoology , botany , genetics
The histology of the alimentary canal is described for the last instar larva, pupa, and adult Hyalophora cecropia (L.). Particular attention is given to the changes occurring in the midgut during the larval‐pupal transformation and in the hindgut during the pupal‐adult transformation. Descriptions are made as to the nature of the imaginal rings at each end of the midgut and a new structure is described in the larval ileum. The formation of adult rectal pads is followed in detail.