Dear Thomas, Geoff and others,
These short cilia appear similar to those of sensory structures we described
in the lugworm. We published a study (histological, SEM and TEM) on epidermal
sensory papillae of Arenicola marina. Numerous ciliated sensory buds,
comprising supporting cells and two types of primary sensory cells, are
present in the caudal epidermis. This study was coupled with an experimental
one that demonstrated that the tail of the lugworm is involved in the chemo-
and mechanosensitivity of the water flow from the respiratory water current.
For more details see:
- Toulmond, A., Tchernigovtzeff, C., Greber, P., & Jouin, C. 1984.
Epidermal sensitivity to hypoxia in the lugworm. Experientia, 40: 541-543.
- Jouin, C., Tchernigovtzeff, C., Baucher, M.F. & Toulmond, A. 1985. Fine
structure of probable mechano- and chemoreceptors in the caudal epidermis of
the lugworm Arenicola marina (Annelida, Polychaeta). Zoomorphology, 105 :
76-82.
A few reprints are still available
Claude Jouin-Toulmond
Station Biologique
29682 Roscoff cedex
France
Claude JOUIN-TOULMOND
Rédactrice - Executive Editor
CBM - Cahiers de Biologie Marine
Place Georges Teissier B.P. 74
F29682 Roscoff Cedex, France
Tel : 33 2 98 29 23 02
Fax : 33 2 98 29 23 80
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