Abstract
This study presents electron microscopy (SEM, TEM) observations on the putative settlement receptors of the fourth antennulary segments. The TEM data from all nine setae are from the outer dendritic segment. Eight of them have morphological characteristics, indicating bimodal sensory properties while one seta (sE) is presumed to be a unimodal mechanoreceptor. We suggest that setae A and B are stimulated by the water flow, seta D is olfactory, seta E detects the topography of the substratum by touch, and the subterminal setae are touch chemoreceptors. No function is suggested for seta C.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 361-365 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0025-3154 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |