The occurrence of ciliary aggregations on the olfactory epithelium of two species of gadoid fish

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Lowe, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1974
• Subjects: Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04570.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1974.tb04570.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1974.tb04570.x

Ciliary aggregations have been found to occur on the olfactory epithelium of Gadus morhua (L.) and Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.). The fine structure of ciliary aggregations is constant, consisting of 9 +2 complexes enclosed by a single membrane, though the number of complexes may vary within any ciliary aggregation. It is suggested that ciliary aggregations are motile structures associated with the sensory epithelium and may assist in the circulation of fluid between lamellae.