Morphology of the mandibular gland of the ant Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Paraponerinae)
| Autor: | José Eduardo Serrão, Thito Thomston Andrade, Luiza Carla Barbosa Martins, Wagner Gonzaga Gonçalves |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Exocrine gland
Histology Zoology Morphology (biology) 02 engineering and technology Hymenoptera Salivary Glands Paraponera clavata 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Microscopy Electron Transmission stomatognathic system medicine Animals Histochemistry Paraponera Instrumentation Microscopy biology Ants Histocytochemistry fungi 030206 dentistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology biology.organism_classification ANT Medical Laboratory Technology medicine.anatomical_structure Ultrastructure Mandibular glands Ant Anatomy 0210 nano-technology Glandular secretion Brazil |
| Zdroj: | LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) instacron:UFV |
| ISSN: | 1097-0029 1059-910X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jemt.23242 |
| Popis: | The ant Paraponera clavata (Fabricius, 1775) is the only extant species of Paraponerinae and is widely distributed in Brazilian forests. Aspects of its biology are documented extensively in the literature; however, knowledge of P. clavata internal morphology, specifically of exocrine glands, is restricted to the venom apparatus. The objective of this study was to describe the mandibular gland morphology of P. clavata workers. The mandibular gland is composed of a reservoir connected to a cluster of Type III secretory cells with cytoplasm rich in mitochondria and lipid droplets, similar to that of other ants. Notably, the glandular secretion is rich in protein and has a solid aspect. This is the first morphological description of the mandibular gland of P. clavata. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: This study presents the morphological description of the mandibular gland of Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Paraponerinae). Singular characteristics of the gland are described: the glandular secretion is rich in protein and has a solid aspect. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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