Citation: Heffernan, P. 1990 Ultrastructural studies of the elytra of Pholoe minuta (Annelida: Polychaeta) with special reference to functional morphology. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 70: 545-556
Number of Pages: 12
Volume Part: 3
Keywords: Annelida, Fauna, Marine, Polychaeta, Worm
Abstract: Paper reports on the ultrastructure of the dorsal scales of the infaunal scaleworm Pholoe minuta from Galway Bay. The relationship of the thin walled finger-like projections of epithelial cells and the honeycomb-like system of internal chambers is described.