The fine structure of the pigment body complex in the intrapigmented aesthetes of Callochiton achatinus (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)

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The detailed ultrastructure of the pigment body complex located on the dorsal surface of each intrapigmented megalaesthete in the valves of Callochiton achatinus (Brown, 1827) is described. The pigment body complex comprises a single, large rhabdomer, surrounded by a number of pigment cells, linked to an adjacent myeloid body which characteristically consists of an area of extensive, complex, lamellate whorls consisting of myelin. The rhabdomer probably has no specific visual function. However, the simultaneous contraction of the myeloid body and the increased pigmentation of the cells surrounding the rhabdomer after long-term exposure to light suggests that the myeloid body is involved in a mechanism controlling pigment movement which would modify the amount of light penetrating the rhabdomer. 17 pp., 1 fig., 6 pls, gr. 8.

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Title
The fine structure of the pigment body complex in the intrapigmented aesthetes of Callochiton achatinus (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)
Author
Sturrock, M. G. & Baxter, J. M.
Publication year
1995

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