Atomic force microscopy of the morphology of the matrix and mineral components of the otolith of Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Abstract The sagittal otolith of Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Centrolophidae: Teleostei) has a prismatic structure in which the anti‐sulcal growth axes of each prism consist of a series of nested cones each composed of a mineral layer followed by an organic matrix layer. Broken sections show the mineral...
| Published in: | Journal of Morphology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1995
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1052230208 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjmor.1052230208 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.1052230208 |
| Summary: | Abstract The sagittal otolith of Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Centrolophidae: Teleostei) has a prismatic structure in which the anti‐sulcal growth axes of each prism consist of a series of nested cones each composed of a mineral layer followed by an organic matrix layer. Broken sections show the mineral layers to be composed of stacks of crystals. Otolith matrix that has been decalcified and air‐dried, or critical‐pont‐dried, retains a periodic structure of repeating high and low matrix density. At high magnifications, both broken whole crystal surfaces and decalcified matrix surfaces have a granular structure. Chloroxbleached whole otoliths also show a granular crystalline structure. At higher magnifications, the air‐dried matrix showed a parallel fiber structure with similar dimensions to keratin fibers. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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