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Anatomical Evidence of Electroreception in the Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)
Author(s) -
Northcutt R. Glenn
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1980.tb00915.x
Subject(s) - cresyl violet , electroreception , anatomy , dorsum , biology , cell bodies , fish <actinopterygii> , neuroscience , fishery , staining , central nervous system , genetics
Serial sections of an immature female Latimeria brain were studied to describe the octavolateral area. Sections were stained with cresyl violet (for cell bodies) and with Klüver‐Barrera method for myelinated fibers. The presence of a well‐developed dorsal nucleus of the octavolateral area suggests that Latimeria probably possesses the electroceptive capacity with ampullary organs.