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The occurrence of ciliary aggregations on the olfactory epithelium of two species of gadoid fish
Author(s) -
Lowe G. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04570.x
Subject(s) - biology , olfactory epithelium , cilium , gadus , epithelium , anatomy , fish <actinopterygii> , ciliary body , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , olfactory system , fishery , neuroscience , genetics
Ciliary aggregations have been found to occur on the olfactory epithelium of Gadus morhua (L.) and Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.). The fine structure of ciliary aggregations is constant, consisting of 9 +2 complexes enclosed by a single membrane, though the number of complexes may vary within any ciliary aggregation. It is suggested that ciliary aggregations are motile structures associated with the sensory epithelium and may assist in the circulation of fluid between lamellae.