Structure of nematocysts isolated from the fire corals Millepora alcicornis and Millepora complanata (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)
Por:
García-Arredondo A., Rojas A., Iglesias-Prieto R., Zepeda-Rodriguez A., Palma-Tirado L.
Publicada:
1 ene 2012
Resumen:
Structural characteristics of discharged and undischarged nematocysts from the hydrozoans Millepora alcicornis and Millepora complanata, two fire corals collected in the Mexican Caribbean, were examined using transmission electron, scanning and light microscopy. In this study, we report for the first time images of the nematocysts found in these Mexican Caribbean venomous species. Two types of nematocysts were observed in both species, the more abundant identified as macrobasic mastigophore and the other a stenotele type. Macrobasic mastigophores were present in medium and large size classes while stenoteles appeared in only one size.
Filiaciones:
García-Arredondo A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Postgrad Program Marine Sci & Limnol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Rojas A.:
Laboratory of Chemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Research, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Iglesias-Prieto R.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Marine Sci & Limnol, Puerto Morelos Acad Unit, Cancun, Mexico
Zepeda-Rodriguez A.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Cell & Tissue Physiol, Sch Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Palma-Tirado L.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Microscopy Unit, Queretaro, Mexico
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