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The structure of the intrapigmented aesthetes and the properiostracum layer in Callochiton achatinus (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)
Author(s) -
Baxter J. M.,
Sturrock M. G.,
Jones A. M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04318.x
Subject(s) - polyplacophora , biology , ultrastructure , mollusca , aestheticism , zoology , anatomy , botany , art history , art
The ultrastructure of the intrapigmented aesthetes which occur in specific areas of the different valves of Callochiton achatinus are described. The possible functions of the aesthete and the pigmented body are discussed in the light of their ultrastructure and the ecological requirements of the animal. The properiostracum in C. achatinus is unusually thick and has a structure very similar in appearance to that of collagen.