Research Article

Ultrastructure and Glycoconjugate Pattern of the Foot Epithelium of the Abalone Haliotis tuberculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda, Haliotidae)

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Scanning electron micrograph. (a) General view of the side foot showing the folds (f) in the external surface. Bar: 200 μm. (b) Detail of the external surface of the side epithelium, ciliary tuft (ct), and opening of the secretory cells (sc). Bar: 5 μm. (c) Ciliary tuft in the side foot. Bar: 2 μm. (d) General view of the sole foot showing the long field of cilia (ci) and the mucus layer (mu). Bar: 10 μm.
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