Normal histology of various organs of shell fish (mollusks)

NORMAL HISTOLOGY OF VARIOUS ORGANS OF SHELLFISH (MOLLUSKS) 

Gill_lamellae

Hemocytes

Gill lamellae -
Puffs of columnar epithelia.

Hemocytes (thick arrow) and nephrocytes (long arrow) within vascular spaces covered by cuboidal epithelia (*).

Female_gonad-developing_oocytes Male_gonad-visecullar_infollicular_cells

Female gonad (do)-
developing oocyte

Male gonad (vic)-
viseculllar infollicular cells.

Sources

  • Delgado., M and Camacho. A.P.  2005. Histopathological study of gonadal development of Ruditapes decussatus (L) (Mollusca : bivalvia) and its relationship with available food. Scientia marnia, 69(1) 87-97.
  •  Aksit.D and Mutaf. B. F. 2007. Gill histology of Patella Linneaus, 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit., 38.
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