Article
Morphological characterization of three phenotypes of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare.
Pigment cell research - 1 Jun 1994
Negishi S, Hasegawa Y, Martin G, Juchault P, Katakura Y
Abstract excerpt
The morphological characteristics and ommochrome quantity in the integument of red, white, and wild type (black-grey) Armadillidium vulgare were studied. The red phenotype was found to possess two kinds of immature ommochrome pigment granules within its pigment cells, in addition to mature pigment granules. The immature granules seemed to contain uniformly distributed fibrilles, or to have an electron-dense...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
