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The ultrastructure of the aesthetes of Leptochiton asellus (Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurina)
Author(s) -
Sturrock M. G.,
Baxter J. M.
Publication year - 1993
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.1469-7998.1993.tb02671.x
Subject(s) - polyplacophora , ultrastructure , biology , anatomy , zoology , mollusca
The ultrastructure of the aesthetes of Leptochiton asellus is described. Comparisons are made with the ultrastructure of the aesthetes of other chiton species and a number of unusual features are highlighted. In particular the perforated structure of the subsidiary caps and the extensive areas of banded molecular strands are discussed.