Studies on the tine structure of Copepoda Observations on Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus)

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1974
• Subjects: Seta; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1974.0026; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.1974.0026

Electron micrograph studies have been carried out on several body systems of the copepod, Calanus finmarchicus . The mid-gut epithelium possesses a layer of densely packed microvilli; there are two well-developed muscle layers, an inner strongly folded layer and an outer thinner layer, both of smoot...