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The ommatidium of the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis

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dc.contributor.authorHorridge, George Adrian
dc.contributor.authorGiddings, C.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-23T23:46:20Z
dc.date.issued1971
dc.description.abstractAn electron microscope study of the compound eye of the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis shows that the ommatidia have both primitive and specialized features. The ommatidia are of the apposition type with eight similar retinular cells, a fused rhabdom, irregularly orientated rhabdomere tubules and no tracheae. The retinula cells contain lipid. The cone cells have unusual processes, which thicken towards the basement membrane and contain rough endoplasmic reticulum, granules and dense bodies. These processes may act as a primitive transport system for nutrients.en_AU
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.issn0040-8166en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/170676
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.rights© Elsevieren_AU
dc.sourceTissue and Cellen_AU
dc.subjectMastotermes darwiniensisen_AU
dc.subjecttermiteen_AU
dc.subjectcompound eyeen_AU
dc.subjectommatidiaen_AU
dc.subjectretinula cellen_AU
dc.subjectrhabdomen_AU
dc.subjectNorthern Australiaen_AU
dc.subjectNew Guinea.en_AU
dc.titleThe ommatidium of the termite Mastotermes darwiniensisen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage476en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage463en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationHorridge, George Adrian, Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry, CoS Research School of Biology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationGiddings, C., Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry, CoS Research School of Biology, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidHorridge, George Adrian, u690072en_AU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.identifier.citationvolume3en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1016/S0040-8166(71)80046-0en_AU
local.identifier.essn1532-3072en_AU
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.elsevier.com/en-auen_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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