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Biol Bull 168: 403-418. (June 1985)
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BIOLOGY OF HYDRACTINIID HYDROIDS. 4. ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE PLANULA OF HYDRACTINIA ECHINATA

VIRGINIA M. WEIS 1, DOUGLAS R. KEENE 2, and LEO W. BUSS 3

1 Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
2 Portland Shrine Research Unit, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Portland, Oregon 97201
3 Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511

The fine structure of the ectodermal surface of the planula larva of Hydractinia echinata is described and the spatial distribution of cell types quantified. The larval ectoderm contains five cell types: nematocytes, gland cells, epitheliomuscular cells, neurosensory cells, and nerve cells. Nematocytes (atrichous isorhizas and desmonemes) and neurosensory cells are clustered at the tapered posterior end of the larvae. Mucous cells occur over the surface of the planula, but are particularly common at the anterior end. The larva is similar to others described from marine hydroids, except that (a) gland cells display a ring of microvilli emerging from a cavity encircling the cilium and (b) nerve cells appear to lack a cilium.

Submitted on January 3, 1985
Accepted on March 25, 1985




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