Additional Ultrastructural Observations of the Gill Epithelium of the Water Flea Daphnia Magna with Reference to Ionic and Macromolecular Transport
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The ultrastructural features of the gill epithelium of adult Daphnia magna are consistent with their dual function of ion transport from the surrounding medium to the hemolymph and transport of macromolecules from the hemolymph towards the cuticle. The thin cuticle of the gill epithelium displays short, thin epicuticular tubercles and pits. Silver grains penetrate the cuticle in AgNO3 treated specimens. The single layer of flat epithelial cells is of one type only, the dark cells. The epithelial cells display extensive infoldings of the apical and basal plasma membranes associated with mitochondria and delicate, folded lateral membranes enclose narrow intercellular spaces. They have large irregular nuclei with prominent nucleoli. Their cytoplasm is rich in mitochondria, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, microtubules, and vesicles, while Golgi complexes are sparse. The basal cytoplasm displays dense tubular elements, coated vesicles, multivesicular bodies, and lysosomes. These ultrastructural features are characteristic of ion transporting epithelia and of cells engaged in protein and lipid synthesis.
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